Type de document
Études primaires
Année de publication
2021
Langue
Anglais
Titre de la revue
Applied Ergonomics
Résumé
Current taxonomies for assessing foot strategies in manual material handling lack exhaustive classification of foot movements and foot positioning. They also fail to consider different instants of the task as checkpoints to relate foot strategies. The goal of the study was first to develop a new taxonomy to assess foot positions and motions considering those limitations. The second goal was to assess reliability and reproducibility using raw agreement percentages, Cohen's kappa, prevalence-adjusted, bias-adjusted kappa and Gwet's AC1. A filmed task consisted of transferring boxes from one pallet to another. Intra- and inter-rater reliability were assessed reviewing 23% and 10%, respectively, of video data. Reproducibility and reliability results are substantial and almost perfect on average. In comparison to similar studies, reproducibility and reliability were considered acceptable.
Mots-clés
Manutention manuelle, Manual handling, Posture de travail, Work posture, Mécanique humaine, Body mechanics, Méthode de travail et sécurité, Safe working method, Détermination expérimentale, Experimental determination
Numéro de projet IRSST
2017-0050
Citation recommandée
Vallée-Marcotte, J., Muller, A., Robert-Lachaîne, X., Fecteau, V., Denis, D., Plamondon, A. et Corbeil, P. (2021). New taxonomy for assessing manual material handlers’ footstep patterns. Applied Ergonomics, 94, article 103424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103424