Awwad Dababneh

• PhD Industrial Engineering
• Professor (Associate) at University of Jordan

Abstract: This paper is about improving Instructional Design (ID) for safety education through the use of a simple and comprehensive Safety Cognitive Model (SCM). Well-structured cognitive models make both teaching and learning easy, produce deeper understanding, and are more appealing to learners. The proposed SCM contains no new safety knowledge,...

The Occupational Safety and Health Performance Indicators is a crucial issue in most organizations around the world. The accurate reporting and analysis for workplace injuries, illness and fatalities is a subject that attracts most firms and researchers in recent years. The aim of this paper is to assess occupational safety performance in Jordan an...

The present article reports an evaluation study of a newly developed fire extinguisher training program that contained a video in Arabic, and a novel hands-on training apparatus. Fire extinguishers are an important part of the overall strategy for fire protection; however, its effectiveness depends on the availability of competent and willing users...

Twenty-two expert firefighting professionals were used in evaluating four methods for fire extinguisher hands-on training. Two different fire simulators were put into service along with two conditions for the fighting distance; keeping a distance of 2.44 m (8ft.) away from the base of the fire and having no restriction on getting closer to the fire...

The aim of this review is to provide a summary of one of the observational postural analysis ergonomic assessment tools; Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) in terms of its development, applications, validity and limitations. Research showed REBA’s convenience for postural assessment of jobs in numerous professional settings, including industrial a...

The potential impact of using single and double gloves on workers’ performance and comfort in the semiconductor industry was assessed in an experimental investigation. Four gloves configurations were included in the study: bare hands without gloves, single vinyl gloves, latex rubber gloves over vinyl gloves, and tripolymer gloves over vinyl gloves....

A checklist was developed to evaluate nonpowered hand tools for basic features related to good ergonomic tool design. The checklist contains 16 items to which a yes/no response is required. The checklist is intended to be used by tradespersons and is written in clear, simple language. This column reports on a study conducted to examine the reliabil...

A checklist was developed to evaluate nonpowered hand tools for basic features related to good ergonomic tool design. The checklist contains 16 items to which a yes/no response is required. The checklist is intended to be used by tradespersons and is written in clear, simple language. This column reports on a study conducted to examine the reliabil...

A reverse osmosis desalination unit is proposed to desalinate seawater. The pressure required to overcome the osmotic pressure and initiate the reverse osmotic process is provided by utilizing the mechanical potential energy results from the difference in heads between a high level column of seawater and a low level column of purified water. A math...

The impact of frequent short rest breaks on the productivity and well being of a group of 30 workers in a meat-processing plant was studied. Two rest break schedules were tested, both of which provided 36 min of extra break time over the regular break schedule (30-min lunch and two 15-min breaks). In the first experimental rest break schedule, work...

This paper is the first step of a project currently in process at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The objective of this project is to establish guidelines for the selection and use of hand tools. We hope that readers of this paper will commenton its form and content which will help us plan the next step for a guid...

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Cincinnati, 1995. Bibliography: leaves 42-45. Includes abstract.