Browsing by Author "Davis, Jerry"

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Categorization of Coast Guard Aviation Mishaps Following Aircraft Model Transitions: A Natural Language Processing Approach

Kauffman, Andrew (2022-03-03) ETD File Embargoed

Aircraft model transitions at United States Coast Guard (USCG) air stations present a unique, and often hidden, set of hazards that may only be identified through reported mishaps. Although all USCG aviation mishaps are ...

Challenges and Opportunities Associated with the Adoption of Wearable Technologies in the Workplace

Zhang, Xuanxuan (2020-07-07) ETD File Embargoed

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are painful and costly health conditions that affect workers in many industries, especially manufacturing. Wearable sensors such as inertial measurement units (IMUs) are direct ...

Determination of Safe Guidelines for One-Hand Lifting

Pentikis, John (2017-04-19)

The broad aim of this research is to better understand the effect asymmetric lifting has on the low back and trunk muscles. Collecting anthropometric, muscle and lever arm information at the L-3 region of the back, muscle ...

The Development and Evaluation of a Cumulative Exposure Integration Method Based on Fatigue Failure Theory

Huangfu, Rong (2018-12-07)

Cumulative exposure to physical risk factors has been identified as one of the major contributors to the development of workplace musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Linear integration methods have been widely used to quantify ...

The Development and Representation of Occupant Performance in Building Evacuation Modeling

Muhdi, Rani (2008-05-15)

Occupant characteristics are considered important features incorporated into most evacuation models. The relative scarcity of evacuation experiments in the literature, contributes to some extent to the continuous challenge ...

Development and Validation of a Cumulative Exposure Shoulder Risk Assessment Tool Based on the Fatigue-Failure Theory

Bani Hani, Dania (2019-11-15)

Exposure to physical risk factors and the resultant cumulative loading has been identified as a major contributing factor for the development of workplace musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Nevertheless, the dose-response ...

The Effect of Varying Work Order Sequences on Physiological Responses in Combined Manual Material Handling

Watts, Bobbie (2010-12-06)

Despite technological advances in the workplace that reduces the physical requirements of the worker, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) continue to be a concern. This is particularly the case in the manual material handling ...

Evaluation of Evacuation Performance Using Different Locomotive Postures

Cao, Li (2017-07-25)

Humans may adopt atypical locomotive postures due to breathing zone constraints during emergency evacuations. Except for walking upright, postures during evacuation have been sparsely researched. This study evaluated ...

Evaluation of Physical Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Disorders among Reforestation Workers in the Southeastern United States

Granzow, Robert (2018-11-30)

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a major concern for society due to their high prevalence and the magnitude of their direct and indirect costs. Exposure to physical risk factors in the work environment ...

Evaluation of School Bus Emergency Evacuation Systems With Regard to Physical Capabilities of Young Children

Abulhassan, Yousif (2016-03-28)

Motorized school buses have been used to transport children for over a century and are known to be the safest mode of transportation for students traveling to and from school. Between 2001 and 2008, only 1% of student ...

Finite Element Analysis and Life Estimation of a Permanent Cylindrical Mold with ANSYS and Coffin-Manson Approach

Roy, Ajay (2005-08-15)

Thermal fatigue is the most severe problem encountered by a permanent mold, leading to heat checking and cracking which affects the dimensional stability of the mold. Developing a methodology to determine the optimal ...

GHS in the USA: Effects of Pictograms, Signal Words, and Performance Based Qualifiers on Hazard Communication

Boelhouwer, Eric (2010-12-10)

Three studies were conducted to better understand the effects of the use of signal words, pictograms, and performance based qualifiers test used in the Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labelling of ...

Investigating the Methodology of Warning Symbol Design

Haynes, Kristen (2016-04-12)

The present study is a continuation of work done by Dr. Adam Piper in his 2010 dissertation on warning symbol design. Warning symbols are important because, if designed correctly, they communicate information about a hazard ...

Iterative and Incremental System Lifecycle Development

Bew, Gregory (2013-04-17)

One of the fundamental changes in our technologically advanced society is the breadth of technologies available and the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets of the many inventors and developers. Traditional ...

Participatory Design of Warning Symbols Using Distributed Interactive Evolutionary Computation

Piper, Adam (2009-12-14)

Safety warnings play an important role in communicating risk via product labels and environmental signs. With the diversification of cultures and languages in the United States, and with the increasing globalization of ...

Sensitivity Analysis of Subjective Ergonomic Assessment Tools: Impact of Input Information Accuracy on Output (Final Scores) Generation

Escobar, Claudia (2006-05-15)

Subjective ergonomic assessment tools are widely used by practitioners to detect existing or potentially hazardous conditions. Their output scores are used to design, implement, and evaluate measurements and controls in ...

A Simulation Study to Improve Customer Waiting Time in Concessions at Jordan-Hare Stadium

Chen, Mengdie (2019-11-13)

Attendance of college football, as well as other live events, has been dwindling for years. To enhance the fan experience, many stadiums have been investing on renovations such as installing larger screens, and building ...

System Safety Analysis of the Opelika Fire Department's Crawling Simulator

Sherman, Alexander (2015-12-04)

Firefighters have among the most physically and psychologically challenging jobs in the world, incurring more than 80,000 injuries each year. Firefighter training is crucial, as higher knowledge and experience levels are ...