Submissions from 1999
An efficient tool for predicting the structural acoustic and vibration response of sandwich plates in light or heavy fluid, Olivier Foin, Jean Nicolas, and Noureddine Atalla
The influence of trunk modelling in 3D biomechanical analysis of simple and complex lifting tasks, Christian Larivière and Denis Gagnon
The L5/S1 joint moment sensitivity to measurement errors in dynamic 3D multisegment lifting models, Christian Larivière and Denis Gagnon
FE modelling of mining-induced energy release and storage rates, H. S. Mitri, B. Tang, and R. Simon
Practical use of IEC 1508 and EN954 for the safety evaluation of an automatic mining truck, J.-J. Paques, J.-L. Durka, and R. Bourbonnière
Evolutionary optimization strategies for the combinatorial design of heterogeneous materials, A. Ratle and N. Atalla
The association between cigarette smoking and back pain in adults, Susan C. Scott, Mark S. Goldberg, Nancy E. Mayo, Susan R. Stock, and Benoit Poitras
Accidents that occured in three hospitals in one year, M. St-Vincent, C. Tellier, and T. Petitjean-Roget
The importance of measurement end-points in demonstrating the occurrence of interactions: A case-study with methylchloroform and m-xylene, R. Tardif and G. Charest-Tardif
o-Cresol: A good indicator of exposure to low levels of toluene, G. Truchon, R. Tardif, and J. Brodeur
Understanding the transfer of knowledge and skills from training to preventive action using ergonomic work analysis with 11 female VDT users, Louis Trudel and Sylvie Montreuil
Élaboration d'une formation à l'affilage des couteaux : le travail d'un collectif, travailleurs et ergonomes, Nicole Vézina, Johanne Prévost, Alain Lajoie, and Yves Beauchamp
Analysis of relationships between biodynamic response functions, X. Wu, S. Rakheja, and P.-É. Boileau
Distribution of human-seat interface pressure on a soft automotive seat under vertical vibration, X. Wu, S. Rakheja, and P.-É. Boileau
Submissions from 1998
Analyse ergonomique du travail, formation et changements dans les situations de travail, J. Abrahao, D. Berthelette, D. Cau-Bareille, L. Desnoyers, L. Ferreira, M. Lacomblez, K. Launis, A. Leppänen, B. Maggi, S. Montreuil, R. Patesson, C. Teiger, L. Vogel, and E. Wendelen
Un critère de rupture multiaxial pour matériaux fragiles, Michel Aubertin and Richard Simon
L’interdépendance de la formation, de l’évaluation et de la recherche évaluative, D. Berthelette
Évaluation de l’implantation d’un programme de formation en santé et en sécurité du travail, D. Berthelette, L. Desnoyers, D. Gourde, and M. Authier
Whole-body vertical biodynamic response characteristics of the seated vehicle driver: Measurement and model development, P.-É. Boileau and S. Rakheja
Definition of a range of idealized values to characterise seated body biodynamic response under vertical vibration, P.-É. Boileau, X. Wu, and S. Rakheja
L’appui des travailleurs aux comités paritaires de santé et sécurité du travail (CPSST) : une analyse psychodynamique, M.-C. Carpentier-Roy, F. Ouellet, M. Simard, and A. Marchand
Strategic management of new technologies and prevention of industrial accidents: Theorical framework and empirical analyses, Jean-Bernard Carrière, Yjacqueline Dionne-Proulx, and Yves Beauchamp
Accident indicators and profiles as a function of the age of female nurses and food services workers in the Québec health and social services sector, Esther Cloutier, Hélène David, and Patrice Duguay
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in peat moss processing plant workers, Yvon Cormier, Evelyne Israël-Assayag, Gaétane Bédard, and Caroline Duchaine
Élaboration d’un modèle de prédiction des contrainte in-situ dans la faille de Cadillac, Robert Corthésy, Denis Gill, and Maria-Helena Leite
Vibroacoustic analysis of an unbaffled rotating disk, André F. Côté, Noureddine Atalla, and Jean-Louis Guyader
Knee flexion and base of support in asymmetrical handling: Effects on the worker’s dynamic stability and the moments of the L5/S1 and knee joints, Alain Delisle, Micheline Gagnon, and Pierre Desjardins
Angular and fibrous particles in lung in relation to silica-induced diseases, A. Dufresne, R. Bégin, C. Dion, J. Jagirdar, W. N. Rom, P. Loosereewanich, D. C. F. Muir, A. C. Ritchie, and G. Perrault
Tentative explanatory variable of lung dust concentration in gold miners exposed to crystalline silice, A. Dufresne, P. Loosereewanich, R. Bégin, C. Dion, D. Ecobichon, D. c. Muir, A. C. Ritchie, and G. Perrault
Association between several sites of cancer and occupational exposure to benzene, toluene, xylene and styrene, Michel Gérin, Jack Siemiatycki, Marie Désy, and Daniel Krewski
Crane movements limiting device design for safe operation near power lines, Daniel Imbeau, Joseph-Jean Paques, Sylvie Bergeron, and Réal Bourbonnière
Is work status of low back pain patients best described by an automated device or by a questionnaire?, Patrick Loisel, Stéphane Poitras, Jacques Lemaire, Pierre Durand, Angèle Southière, and Lucien Abenhaim
From a unidimensional to a bidimensional concept and measurement of worker’s safety behavior, Alain Marchand, Marcel Simard, Marie-Claire Carpentier-Roy, and François Ouellet
Évaluation des effets d’une formation par l’amélioration des postures adoptées lors du travail de bureau effectué avec un ordinateur, S. Montreuil, C. Brisson, and L. Trudel
Determinants of the bronchial response to high molecular weight occupational agents in a dry aerosol form, B. Nguyen, K. Weytjens, Y. Cloutier, H. Ghezzo, and J. L. Malo
A study of the relationship between a device measuring back kinematics (Spinoscope), a functional capacity questionnaire (Oswestry) and work status, S. Poitras, P. Loisel, and J. Lemaire
How to properly allocate the health and safety insurance cost within the firm, Philippe F. Riel and Daniel Imbeau
Evaluation and control of carbon monoxide exposure from propane-fuelled forklifts, Brigitte Roberge
The influence of freestream turbulence on nearfield dilution of exhaust from building vents, P. Saathoff, T. Stathopoulos, and H. Wu
Cross-cultural differences between English Ontarians and French Québécois: Do they influence measurement of functional status of workers with neck and upper limb disorders?, S. R. Stock, P. Loisel, M.-J. Durand, D. Streiner, P. Tugwell, J. Lemaire, and M. Boucher
Validation of a participatory ergonomic process in two plants in the electrical sector, M. St-Vincent, D. Chicoine, and S. Beaugrand
Comparison of hippuric acid, and o-cresol in urine and unchanged toluene in alveolar air for the biological monitoring of exposure to toluene in human volunteers, R. Tardif, G. Truchon, and J. Brodeur
A novel acceleration method for the variational boundary element approach based on multipole expansions, Michel A. Tournour and Noureddine Atalla
Vibroacoustic behavior of an elastic box using state-of-the-art FEM-BEM approach, Michel Tournour and Noureddine Atalla
Urinary excretion of thioethers related to styrene exposure, Ginette Truchon, Denis Bégin, Jacques Lesage, Mark Goldberg, Diane Talbot, Daniel Drolet, and Michel Gérin
Study of human-seat interface pressure distribution under vertical vibration, X. Wu, S. Rakheja, and P.-É. Boileau
Submissions from 1997
Psychophysical measurements as an effective way of evaluating climbability of wood treated utility poles, Yves Beauchamp, Marc Thomas, Jean Arteau, and Denis Marchand
A combined suspension seat-vehicle driver model for estimating the exposure to whole-body vehicular vibration and shock, P.-É. Boileau, S. Rakheja, and P. J. Liu
Comparison of biodynamic response characteristics of various human body models as applied to seated vehicle drivers, P.-É. Boileau, S. Rakheja, X. Yang, and I. Stiharu
Effects of shear deformation and rotary inertia on the free vibration of a rotating annular plate, A. Côté, N. Atalla, and J. Nicolas
Effect of pelvic tilt on lumbar spine geometry, A. Delisle, M. Gagnon, and C. Sicard
Angular and fibrous particles in lung are markers of job categories, A. Dufresne, R. Bégin, C. Dion, J. Jagirdar, W. N. Rom, P. Loosereewanich, D. C. F. Muir, A. C. Ritchie, and G. Perrault
Taux d'incidence des accidents du travail et vieillissement : l'importance du type de dénominateur, Patrice Duguay and Esther Cloutier
Perception of difficulties for the back related to assembly work: General findings and impact of back health, Josée Duquette, Monique Lortie, and Michel Rossignol
Presence of N-nitrosodiethanolamine contamination in Canadian metal-working fluids, S. Fadlallah, S. F. Cooper, G. Perrault, G. Truchon, and J. Lesage
A study of ethylene glycol exposure and kidney function of aircraft de-icing workers, M. Gérin, Sylvie Patrice, Denis Bégin, Mark S. Goldberg, A. Vyskocil, Georges Adib, Daniel Drolet, and Claude Viau
Determining the characteristics to be considered from a worker health and safety standpoint in household waste sorting and composting plants, Jacques Lavoie and Robert Alie
Pit ventilation in pig-housing facilities, J. Lavoie, G. Marchand, and G. Gingras
Experimental characterization of the noise generation mechanism of percussion drill rods, C. Lesage, R. Oddo, Y. Champoux, and N. Atalla
European proposal for core information for the storage and exchange of workplace exposure measurements on chemical agents, B. Rajan, R. Alesbury, B. Carton, M. Gérin, H. Litske, H. Marquart, E. Olsen, T. Scheffers, R. Stamm, and T. Woldbaek
The economic evaluation of an ergonomic investment for preventive purposes: A case study, Philippe F. Riel and Daniel Imbeau
Carpal tunnel syndrome: What is attributable to work? The Montreal study, M. Rossignol, S. Stock, L. Patry, and B. Armstrong
Reliability of an expert rating procedure of retrospective assessment of occupational exposures, J. Siemiatycki, L. Fritschi, L. Nadon, and M. Gérin
Workgroups' propensity to comply with safety rules: The influence of macro-micro organisational factors, Marcel Simard and Alain Marchand
Assimilation and use of ergonomic knowledge by nonergonomists to improve jobs in two electrical product assembly plants, M. St-Vincent, I. Kuorinka, D. Chicoine, S. Beaugrand, and J. Fernandez
A numerical algorithm for double surface integrals over quadrilaterals, Weiping Wang and Noureddine Atalla
A unique boundary integral approach for acoustic radiation of axisymmetric bodies with arbitrary boundary conditions, Weiping Wang, Noureddine Atalla, and Jean Nicolas
Submissions from 1996
Acoustic radiation of a unbaffled vibrating plate with general elastic boundary conditions, Noureddine Atalla, Jean Nicolas, and Carol Gauthier
Manual handling techniques: Comparing novices and experts, Marie Authier, Monique Lortie, and Micheline Gagnon
Evaluation of ergonomic training programs, Diane Berthelette
Use of kinetic modeling to predict metabolic interaction for binary mixtures of industrial solvents, J. Brodeur, R. Tardif, S. Laparé, G. Charest-Tardif, and K. Krishnan
Handgrip and box tilting strategies: Effect on stability and trunk and knee efforts, Alain Delisle, Micheline Gagnon, and Pierre Desjardins
Load acceleration and footstep strategies in asymmetrical lifting and lowering, Alain Delisle, Micheline Gagnon, and Pierre Desjardins
Retention of asbestos fibres in lungs of workers with asbestosis, asbestosis and lung cancer, and mesothelioma in Asbestos township workers, A. Dufresne, R. Bégin, S. Massé, C. M. Dufresne, P. Loosereewanich, and G. Perrault
Physician referral to physical therapy in a cohort of workers compendated for low back pain, Debbie Erhmann-Feldman, Michel Rossignol, Lucien Abenhaim, and Denis Gobeille
N-nitro compound in the ambient air of metal factories using metal-working fluids, S. Fadlallah, S. F. Cooper, G. Perrault, G. Truchon, and J. Lesage
Knee movement strategies differentiate expert from novice workers in asymetrical manual materials handling, Micheline Gagnon, André Plamondon, Denis Gravel, and Monique Lortie
Development of a grip-force dependent hand-arm vibration model, R. Gurram, S. Rakheja, P.-É. Boileau, and G. J. Gouw
Prognostic factors for return to work after a first compensated episode of back pain, C. Infante-Rivard and M. Lortie
The Québec back pain disability scale: Conceptualization and development, Jacek A. Kopec, John M. Esdaile, Michal Abrahamowicz, Lucien Abenhaim, Sharon Wood-Dauphinee, Donna L. Lamping, and J. Ivan Williams
The Quebec back pain disability scale: Measurement properties, Jacek Kopec, John M. Esdaile, Michal Abrahamowicz, Lucien Abenhaim, Sharon Wood-Dauphinee, Donna L. Lamping, and J. Ivan Williams
Experimental atmosphere monitoring in gasoline vapor inhalation studies, Prem Kumarathasan, Renaud Vincent, Robert Tardif, Marc Potvin, Stephen Bjarnason, Raymond Poon, David Moir, and Ih Chu
Diagnostic accuracy of technologies used in low back pain assessment: Thermography, triaxial dynamometry, spinoscopy, and clinical examination, Richard Leclaire, John M. Esdaile, Jean Claude Jéquier, James A. Hanley, Michel Rossignol, and Madeleine Bourdouxhe
Back school in a first episode of compensated acute low back pain : A clinical trial to assess efficacy and prevent relapse, Richard Leclaire, John M. Esdaile, Samy Suissa, Michel Rossignol, Roland Proulx, and Michel Dupuis
Closed-circuit apparatus for specific inhalation challenges with an occupational agents in vapour form: Formaldehyde, Catherine Lemière, Yves Cloutier, Guy Perrault, Daniel Drolet, André Cartier, and Jean-Luc Malo
Analyse des accidents associés au travail de manutentionaire sur les quais dans le secteur du transport, M. Lortie, F. Lamonde, C. Collinge, and C. Tellier
Incidents in manual handling activities, M. Lortie and R. Pelletier
Les facteurs influencant l'appui des travailleurs aux comités de santé-sécurité du travail, Alain Marchand and Marcel Simard
Surveillance of early neurotoxic dysfunction, D. Mergler, G. Huel, S. Bélanger, R. M. Bowler, G. Truchon, D. Drolet, and C. Ostiguy
Characterization of airborne dust from two non-ferrous foundries by physico-chemical methods and multivariate statistical analyses, Daniel Michaud, Marcel Baril, Chantal Dion, and Guy Perrault
Profile of musculoskeletal pain suffered by textile tufting workers handling thread cones according to work, age and employement duration, S. Montreuil, L. Laflamme, and C. Tellier
Ergonomics training for managers, employees and designers involved in the design and organization of work systems, Sylvie Montreuil
Work and energy transfers in maximal pushing of loads, Sylvie Nadeau and Micheline Gagnon
Numerical analysis of power line proximity warning device using electrical field measurement, D. H. Nguyen, J.-J. Paques, R. Bourbonnière, and L. Laliberté
Justify investments in industrial ergonomics, Philippe F. Riel and Daniel Imbeau
Should the gap be filled between guidelines and actual practice for management of low-back pain in primary care? The Québec experience, Michel Rossignol, Lucien Abenhaim, Yvette Bonvalot, Denis Gobeille, and Ian S. Shrier
Participation des travailleurs à la sécurité et taux d'accidents du travail, M. Simard and A. Marchand
Review of applicability of existing functional status measures to the study of workers with musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and upper limb, Susan R. Stock, Donald C. Cole, Peter Tugwell, and David Streiner
Comparison of the influence of binary mixtures versus a ternary mixture of inhalated aromatic hydrocarbons on their blood kinetics in rat, R. Tardif, G. Charest-Tardif, and J. Brodeur
The foundation and contributions of ergonomics work analysis in training programs, Catherine Teiger and Sylvie Montreuil