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de Looze, M. (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), Blok, M. (author)Health and Well-being in the 24-h Society, 19th International Symposium on Sfitwork and Working Time, 2-6 August, San Servolo Island - Venezia, Italy: program and abstracts.conference paper 2009
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Effects of differences in office chair controls, seat and backrest angle design in relation to tasksGroenesteijn, L. (author), Vink, P. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), Krause, F. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)In this study the influence of chair characteristics on comfort, discomfort, adjustment time and seat interface pressure is investigated during VDU and non-VDU tasks: The two investigated office chairs, both designed according to European and Dutch standards are different regarding: 1) seat cushioning and shape, 2) backrest angle and 3) controls...article 2009
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Groenesteijn, L. (author), Blok, M. (author), Formanoy, M. (author), de Korte, E. (author), Vink, P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)In this study two seats were used by workers having shared and workers having owned work spaces. 51 subjects (22 female, 29 male) participated in a six week experiment in a naturalistic setting. The chairs were different with respect to adjustability options, design of controls and external design. Most of the subjects adjusted the office chairs...conference paper 2009
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TNO Arbeid (author), van Rosmalen, D.M.K. (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), Boess, S. (author), Vink, P. (author)This paper reports on a design and evaluation of a chair in which users can sit comfortably while watching a television screen. The design of this chair is based on requirements that were gathered from three studies with endusers in which their needs and wishes for this chair are explored. These three types of research study show that the chair...article 2009
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- TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Blok, M.M. (author), de Korte, E. (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), Formanoy, M. (author), Vink, P. (author) conference paper 2009
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- Vink, P. (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), Blok, M.M. (author), den Hengst, M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author) conference paper 2008
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Vink, P. (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), Ellegast, R. (author)Het uitkiezen van een bureaustoel is niet eenvoudig: er is een enorme keus in gezondheidsstoelen zoals roterende stoelen, pendelstoelen en skippybalstoelen. Belangrijk is dat de stoel past bij het werk. Bij al deze gezondheidsstoelen is het idee dat meer beweging betere doorbloeding geeft, dat de tussenwervelschijf beter van voedingsstoffen...article 2008
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Vink, P. (author), de Korte, E. (author), Blok, M. (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)New technology will make it possible to have access to information everywhere. As a result "face to face" communication with colleagues could reduce and creativity and health could be influenced negatively. In this paper a coffee corner is changed and the effect on communication is tested by measuring the number of conversations at the coffee...conference paper 2007
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Ellegast, R. (author), Hamburger, R. (author), Keller, K. (author), Krause, F. (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), Vink, P. (author), Berger, H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)In the paper a measuring system for the comparative posture and EMG analysis of office chairs is presented. With the system four specific dynamic office chairs that promote dynamic sitting and therefore aim to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), were analyzed in comparison to a reference chair in two different standardized tasks (intensive...conference paper 2007
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), Oeij, P.R.A. (author), Blok, M.M. (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author)Het streven naar een hogere arbeidsparticipatie van oudere werknemers wordt belemmerd door een hardnekkige (negatieve) beeldvorming over hen: men heeft grote twijfels over hun prestatievermogen, dit geldt voor zowel kenniswerk als fysiek zwaar werk. In dit artikel, wordt aan de hand van de literatuur, de relatie tussen leeftijd en...article 2007
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), Kuijt-Evers, L.F.M. (author), Eikhout, S.M. (author)A field study was carried out consisting of three parts: 1) Posture recording (by goniometrics) of shoulder, fore arm and wrist during the tasks that the bricklayers perform using their trowel; 2) Calculation of the wrist load moment value and 3) Questioning the bricklayers about their experience after using the prototypes. From the posture...conference paper 2006
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van Rhijn, J.W. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), Tuinzaad, G.H. (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), de Groot, M.D. (author), Vink, P. (author), TNO Work and Employment (author)Current assembly enterprises are under a lot of pressure, as they are faced with increasing volume demands and product variations, needs for shorter delivery times and cost reduction. This pressure is likely to increase the pressure on individual workers. In many small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), we observe that traditional assembly...article 2005
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Kuijt-Evers, L.F.M. (author), Twisk, J. (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), Vink, P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The aim of the study was to identify predictors of comfort and discomfort in using hand tools. For this purpose, the comfort questionnaire for hand tools (CQH) was developed based on the results of a previous study. In the current study, four screwdrivers were evaluated on comfort (expected comfort at first sight and comfort after short time use...article 2005
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Kuijt-Evers, L.F.M. (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), Vink, P. (author), TNO Arbeid (author)To design comfortable hand tools, knowledge about comfort/discomfort in using hand tools is required. We investigated which factors determine comfort/discomfort in using hand tools according to users. Therefore, descriptors of comfort/discomfort in using hand tools were collected from literature and interviews. After that, the relatedness of a...article 2004
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Groenesteijn, L. (author), Eikhout, S.M. (author), Vink, P. (author), TNO Arbeid (author)In installation work, the physical workload is high. Awkward postures, heavy lifting and repetitive movements are often seen. To improve aspects of the work situation, frequently used pliers were redesigned to make them suitable for more cutting tasks. In this study these multitask pliers are evaluated in comparison to the originally used pliers...article 2004
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- TNO Arbeid (author), Douwes, M. (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), Koningsveld, E.A.P. (author) report 2004
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- van Rhijn, J.W. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), Hagedoorn-de Groot, M.D. (author), Vink, P. (author), Tuinzaad, G.H. (author) bookPart 2004
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TNO Arbeid (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), Kuijt-Evers, L.F.M. (author), Koningsveld, E.A.P. (author), Wijma, J. (author)Dit werkboek is bedoeld voor personen binnen gemeentelijke organisaties die een initiërende, beleidsvormende of controlerende taak hebben op het gebied van arbeidsomstandigheden. Het boek beoogt handvatten te geven om de problemen ontstaan door fysieke belasting te herkennen, te weten welke grenzen daarvoor gelden en te helpen bij het kiezen van...book 2003
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Visser, B. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), Veeger, D. (author), Douwes, M. (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), de Korte, E. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)High precision demands in manual tasks can be expected to cause more selective use of a part of the muscular synergy involved. To test this expectation, load sharing of the index finger and middle finger was investigated during a pinching task. Myoelectric activation of lower arm and neck-shoulder muscles was measured to see if overall level of...article 2003
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- TNO Arbeid (author), Groenesteijn, L. (author), de Groot, M.D. (author), van Rhijn, J.W. (author), Looze, M.P. (author), Tuinzaad, G.H. (author) conference paper 2003