SIDE
Safety in Design Ergonomics
| Coordinatore | THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Organization address
address: The Old Schools, Trinity Lane contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Totale costo | 75˙000 € |
| EC contributo | 75˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | FP7-PEOPLE-2010-RG |
| Funding Scheme | MC-IRG |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-03-26 - 2015-12-25 |
Partecipanti
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THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Organization address
address: The Old Schools, Trinity Lane contact info |
UK (CAMBRIDGE) | coordinator | 75˙000.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Safe design of equipment is of key importance in all hazardous work domains. This research will focus on safety in design from a user-centred perspective, and will apply human factors knowledge and structured risk management methods to the equipment design process. It will build on the applicant’s previous work in the industrial and transportation domains. In these domains, new technologies are too often designed and deployed without full consideration of the human element in equipment operation and maintenance, often with resultant safety issues.
Firstly, a ‘Safety in Design Ergonomics’ (SIDE) technique will be developed and applied to mobile equipment in the industrial domain. This domain is proposed as it builds on the Applicant’s contacts where he currently works (Australia) plus his existing contacts in Europe (particularly the UK). In addition, the safe design of such industrial mobile equipment has long been a key issue in mining, manufacturing and construction.
Second, the SIDE technique will be evaluated, adapted and applied to new equipment and technologies in another field, most likely in the transportation domain. Third, safety in design for older workers will be considered; considering their strengths and limitations, the SIDE technique will be extended to include this growing (and valuable) workforce sector. This will build on the existing contacts of both the host (such as, their inclusive design research) and the applicant (such as, his transportation work).
The outcome of the research will be a robust SIDE technique that focuses specifically on the human element. The technique will be tailored to fit with existing design processes, so ensuring that it can be effectively used by designers. The results will be disseminated widely: not only in the academic literature, but also to those responsible for equipment design.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
An EU team is developing a process to improve safety-conscious design. The project has to date collected data concerning design of mobile industrial equipment, road transportation and medical devices, and produced several publications.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Workplace hazards can be reduced through safety-conscious design. Too often, insufficient consideration is given to such design aspects.
The EU-funded 'Safety in design ergonomics' (SIDE) project aims to develop a safety-design process that addresses the necessary human factors. The proposed process will be applied in the design of mobile industrial equipment, road transportation (including both infrastructure and vehicles), and medical devices. The consortium runs through Cambridge University between March 2012 and December 2015.
Project researchers successfully collected data in all three target areas, in collaboration with other research groups. The groups include a leading manufacturer of industrial vehicles, a transportation research institute and a local Cambridge hospital.
The academic outputs during the first reporting period include one edited book, five journal papers, and seven book chapters and/or conference papers.
SIDE has shown that its proposed design process can be beneficial. The work should yield safer workplaces and equipment.