Ignacio Castellucci

Universidad de Valparaíso (Chile) | CINV · Faculty of Medicine

Yearly, approximately 1.35 million people die in road collisions worldwide, and 28% of these fatalities are among motorcyclists, comprising both riders and passengers. Tailored post-licensed interventions, defined as educational programs, training sessions, or initiatives that are designed to enhance the safety skills and awareness of individuals w...

The influence of age on driving is of great concern worldwide. Also, older people who are involved in traffic are more vulnerable than younger people, thus in the event of a traffic accident, they are at greater risk of dying. The purpose of this article is to explore the association between age and driving performance of professional bus drivers....

Introduction Perceived workplace discrimination is a complex phenomenon involving unfair treatment in the workplace based on personal characteristics such as age, ethnicity, gender, or disability. The objective of this study is to explore the association of perceived workplace discrimination with health and occupational outcomes. Methods Following...

Background: The dimensional seat design process should consider both the users' tasks and their physical characteristics. Objective: To use an approach for the design and evaluation of seat dimensions based on the anthropometric characteristics of the Iranian population and the requirements of tractor operators. Methods: Some existing equation...

Anthropometric studies have influenced the design of apparel, accessories, medical prostheses, equipment, workstations, and tools. Particularly, hand anthropometry is related to safety and adequacy of hand tools and devices. Different equipment and methods can be used to obtain body measurements with different precision and reliability levels. Howe...

Up-to-date anthropometric databases can help design appropriate workstations and equipment, reducing occupational accidents and disorders. The primary aim of this study was to create a company database to support the hypothesis that the latest anthropometric database for the Portuguese working population was outdated. Through the traditional manual...

LAY SUMMARY Police officers are exposed to multiple risks that increase the prevalence of low back pain. Few interventions have been tailored to help with prevention of low back pain. This systematic literature review aimed to analyse interventions done with civilian or military police officers for this ongoing problem and to identify solutions to...

Purpose: The objectives of the study were to: 1) validate the Wheelchair Seating Discomfort Assessment Tool (WcS-DAT - section II) in Iran, and 2) to determine whether or not the items on the scale address just one dimension (e.g., discomfort). Methods: A descriptive-methodological study was performed among 109 (76 males and 33 females) full-tim...

Les médias sociaux sont omniprésents dans la culture actuelle, et le milieu de la santé et sécurité au travail (SST) n’y fait pas exception. Utilisée pour documenter divers phénomènes sociaux, la plateforme Instagram permettrait une collecte de données autrement difficiles d’accès dans des contextes où les observations terrain sont difficiles, par...

Introduction: Perceived discrimination is a complex phenomenon of study and has significant repercussions on people's health. Many studies confirm the negative effects of stress on workers' health in the workplace, affecting both their physical and mental health. However, there is no consensus when investigating the construct of "perceived work di...

Background: An appropriate match between a product and its end-users requires anthropometric data, which show variations among different countries. Proper Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) fit is key for safety and comfort. Chile had no head and facial anthropometric data available in order to design face/head PPE. Objective: To describe face/...

The workforce ageing and the relationship between workers' age and work accidents are factors of great concern worldwide. The aim of this article is twofold: to explore the association between workers' age and work accidents registered by one mutual insurance company between 2015 and 2019; and to analyze the odds ratio (OR) trend of fatal accidents...

Au Québec, les accidents de travail mortels donnent lieu à une enquête de la Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) dans le but de comprendre l’accident et d’émettre des directives pour empêcher la survenue d’éventuels accidents de même type. Ces rapports constituent une importante source d’information...

Students most likely have one of the most sedentary occupations, one where permanent habits of sitting are formed. However, there is much more concern regarding office furniture. The mismatch between students and school furniture is likely to result in a number of negative effects, such as uncomfortable body posture, pain, and ultimately, it may al...

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Limbs (WRMSDs-ULs) are one of the most common occupational diseases worldwide. Repetitive motion is one of the main risk factors associated with these conditions. Several efforts have been made within the scientific community in order to develop specific methods to assess the risk that repetitive...

This study evaluated the potential mismatch between vacuum-sealed jar opening demands and wrist torque strength of 758 (384 males and 374 females) participants aged 5-74 years in Iran. Wrist ulnar/radial (U/R) torque strength of participants and required torque for opening the existing jars (with 2 different sizes-65 mm and 85 mm diameter lids) wer...

Background: A just culture is one in which the reporting of errors and near misses is supported without fear of retribution. The relationship of just culture and psychosocial factors at work has not been explored sufficiently in the literature. Objective: To investigate the perception of just culture and its association with socio-demographic an...

Background: Worldwide ageing and thus, workforce ageing, is a concern for both developed and developing nations. Objective: The aim of the current research was to determine, through a systematic literature review, the effects of age in three dimensions that are often used to define or assess productivity at work. Methods: PICO framework was us...

Anthropometry is critical for product and workplace design. Highly prevalent, office work is associated with sedentarism and physical discomfort due to prolonged sitting. Dynamic seating (alternating across sitting, perching, and standing) has been suggested as an alternative to overcome those problems. The current study tested a large sample of an...

Background: Anthropometrics is very important when ensuring a physical match between end users and product or workstations. Objectives: The purpose of this study are twofold, to provide anthropometric data for the design of products and to examine the secular changes in the adult Chilean workers in a period of more than 20 years. Methods: Nine...

La siguiente guía tiene como objetivo ayudar a las empresas en la gestión del envejecimiento de la fuerza laboral desde la perspectiva de la Ergonomía, Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional.

The facial fit of respirators is crucial for determining how effectively respirators may protect users from exposure to airborne contaminants, when their use is required in the workplace. In the Chilean market, all the respirators available have been designed and manufactured using foreign regulations. The aim of this research was to determine the...

Anthropometry has been used extensively for designing safe and sustainable products and workplaces. However, it is common that designers need straightforward guidelines and dimensions, which they often lack, for specific design situations. Anthropometric data are usually presented in tables that summarize percentile values, separated by gender, of...

El Protocolo de normas mínimas de evaluación que deben cumplir los Organismos Administradores de la Ley 16.744 en el proceso de calificación de las enfermedades profesionales musculoesqueléticas, fue promulgado para dotar al proceso de objetividad, uniformidad, especificidad y transparencia. Tras 4 años de implementación, se identifican aspectos qu...

Objective: To determine whether Chilean elderly persons have higher rates of traffic incidents, resulting in death or injury, compared to non-older adults between 2008 and 2017. Methods: The databases of the National Traffic Safety Commission of the last ten years and the data of inhabitants according to the projections made by the National Statist...

Objective To determine if older adults in Chile have higher rates of traffic incidents , resulting in death or injury when compared to younger adults between 2008 and 2017. Methods The databases of the National Traffic Safety Commission of the last ten years and the data of inhabitants according to the projections made by the National Statistics In...

Aging populations are a dramatically-increased worldwide trend, both in developed and developing countries. This study examines the prevalence of fatal and non-fatal work-related injuries between young (under 45) and older workers (45 and above). A systematic literature review was used aimed at examining studies comparing safety outcomes, namely fa...

Background: With the aging of the population, the number of older drivers is on the rise. This poses significant challenges for public health initiatives, as older drivers have a relatively higher risk for collisions. While many studies focus on developing screening tools to identify medically at-risk drivers, little research has been done to deve...

Chile has experienced significant improvements in its economy; thus, a secular trend in height has been observed in its population. Gender equality has also improved hand in hand with active policies addressing the gender gap in several dimensions (work, education, health) and overall economic improvement. This study examined changes in sexual heig...

A secular trend in body height has been experienced in many nations and populations, hypothesized to be the result of better living conditions. Educational level has been shown to be closely associated with body height. This study examined the changes in body height and popliteal height in a group of adult Chilean male workers by age cohort and the...

A secular trend in body height has been experienced in many nations and populations, hypothesized to be the result of better living conditions. Educational level has been shown to be closely associated with body height. This study examined the changes in body height and popliteal height in a group of adult Chilean male workers by age cohort and the...

This cross-sectional study evaluated the association of socio-demographic and job characteristics as well as quality of work life (QWL) and working posture with the presence of musculoskeletal pain (MSP) among 144 operating room (OR) nurses in Iran. A questionnaire (including the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire [NMQ] and the QWL questionnaire)...

This study was conducted to examine the effect of a posture correction-based intervention (with a biofeedback device) on the occurrence of musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS) and fatigue among control room operators in a petrochemical plant in Iran. A total of 188 office workers (91 in the case group and 97 in the control group) participated at baseline...

Industry 4.0 is a new industrial paradigm that brings new challenges for workers as they have to actively collaborate with robots in an interconnected environment. The main purpose of this paper is to give a brief overview of how collaborative robots can be used to support human workers in Industry 4.0 manufacturing environments. The use of collabo...

Wheelchair users’ population has special requirements that should be met. However, the existing anthropometric data for this specific population is limited. This paper characterizes and compares the available literature on anthropometric data of wheelchair users to allow for better understandings and use of data in future studies. A systematic lite...

Currently, wheelchair rugby athletes face the challenges of playing the sport without specifically designed sports-wear kit. A few designs and recommendations have already been proposed by researchers but none have made it to market yet. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a set of design recommendations for the development of wheelchair rugb...

The aim of this study was to update the Chilean male workers’ anthropometric database to be used for design purposes and to examine the secular changes observed in a group of anthropometric variables for Chilean male workers. Data collection involved a sample of 2,346 male workers with ages ranging from 18 to 65+, assigned to the Mutual de Segurida...

Wheelchair rugby is a sport played by approximately 200 people in the United Kingdom. Despite being a small part of the population, research suggests that there are some aspects related to the sports-wear that need attention. This is especially relevant for gloves, as they have been identified as one of the main causes of performance losses. Until...

Obtaining an appropriate match between a product and its end-users requires anthropometric data, which are typically outdated and show variations among different countries. Chile had its anthropometric data taken nearly 20 years ago, thus they are probably outdated. The purpose of this paper is to describe some anthropometric characteristics of Chi...

Anthropometry is a key element of ergonomic studies for addressing the problem of fitting the tasks/products to user characteristics, but there is a gap between anthropometric data and their application for designing ergonomic products and environments. This research was conducted to review the literature on the methodology and applications of anth...

Background: Despite offering many benefits, direct manual anthropometric measurement method can be problematic due to their vulnerability to measurement errors. Objective: The purpose of this literature review was to determine, whether or not the currently published anthropometric studies of school children, related to ergonomics, mentioned or e...

Background: Collecting anthropometric data for real-life applications demands a high degree of precision and reliability. It is important to test new equipment that will be used for data collectionOBJECTIVE:Compare two anthropometric data gathering techniques - manual methods and a Kinect-based 3D body scanner - to understand which of them gives m...

Anthropometric data represents the characteristics of a given population and, as such, it varies accordingly. Wheelchair users have, most times, different body characteristics than able-bodied people. These differences can be noticed also in terms of anthropometric data. This paper demonstrates the differences between the results obtained in severa...

Anthropometric surveys are the most common method of gathering human morphometric data, used to design clothing, products and workspaces. The aim of this paper was to assess how current peer reviewed literature addresses the accuracy, reliability and precision regarding manual anthropometric surveys applied to adult working populations in the field...

Wheelchair rugby is a sport that has been gaining popularity with athletes with disabilities. However, as it is relatively new and not played by the masses, market specific sports-wear is not available for this sport, which impacts directly on performance and clothing satisfaction of the athletes. Therefore, the main objective of this research was...

Background: Understanding the reliability and precision of the data obtained using three-dimensional body scanners is very important if it is intended to replace the traditional data collection methods. If the collection of anthropometric data with three-dimensional body scanners is a fast and reliable process that produces precise data at a low p...

As pequenas e médias empresas (PMEs) são a principal fonte de trabalho um pouco por todo o mundo. Porém, e por diferentes razões, os seus trabalhadores estão expostos a condições de trabalho menos favoráveis. Uma das estratégias que se tem vindo a revelar mais efetiva para resolver os problemas das condições de trabalho é a utilização de abordagens...

Objetivo. demostrar a través de una experiencia de implementación de un programa de fatiga y somnolencia en ambiente minero, que los trastornos fisiológicos del sueño no deben ser el centro de atención. Método. se realizaron diferentes pruebas a una muestra de 179 trabajadores con el fin de determinar la presencia de trastornos fisiológicos del sue...

Objetivo: presentar un caso de factores de cambio en la visión de la gestión de riesgos de fatiga, en el marco de una investigación sobre la efectividad de un programa de acciones preventivas para la fatiga de conductores. Método: la investigación se está realizando en dos empresas de buses en Chile, con una metodología participativa a través de u...

O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar, por meio de uma revisão sistemática da literatura, se a dimensão de mobiliário escolar tem impacto negativo sobre algumas características físicas dos alunos. Os resultados globais mostram que cinco dos sete estudos revistos apresentam resultados positivos, isto é, evidências de que existe um efeito significat...

The purpose of this study was to determine, using a systematic review, whether the design and/or dimensions of school furniture affect the students’ physical responses and/or their performance. Of the review studies, 64% presented positive results, i.e., proven effects; 24% presented negative effects or no change/effect; and the remaining 12% showe...

Background: Students are exposed to the first systematic tasks or activities that a human being carries out in his/her life while at school. In this workplace situation, school furniture is a key factor for the adoption of proper body posture. Objective: The aim of this paper was to observe and determine the potential mismatch between school fur...

La aviación y transporte de pasajeros en particular, han evolucionado mucho en los últimos cincuenta años. Hoy en día el avión es un medio de transporte como muchos otros y volar se ha convertido en un hábito y una necesidad para muchas personas. La capacidad para transportar pasajeros y cargas creció, el tiempo de viaje ha sido reducido y la segur...

The present study reviews the scientific literature that describes the criteria equations for defining the mismatch between students and school furniture. This mismatch may negatively affect students' performance and comfort. Seventeen studies met the criteria of this review and twenty-one equations to test six furniture dimensions were identified....

Unlabelled: In order to create safer schools, the Chilean authorities published a Standard regarding school furniture dimensions. The aims of this study are twofold: to verify the existence of positive secular trend within the Chilean student population and to evaluate the potential mismatch between the anthropometric characteristics and the schoo...

Most of the worldwide standards used for furniture selection suggest the use of the Stature of the school children, assuming that all the other anthropometric characteristics will also be appropriate. However, it is important to consider that students' growth differ with age. The aim of this study is to determine if Popliteal Height can be used as...

The mismatch between students and school furniture is likely to result in a number of negative effects, such as uncomfortable body posture, pain, and ultimately, it may also affect the learning process. This study's main aim is to review the literature describing the criteria equations for defining the mismatch between students and school furniture...

It can be observed an increased concern about the school classrooms, in particular about the study and design of school furniture fitting the students' needs and anthropometrics characteristics. The main aim of this study was to perform an anthropometric survey, considering the main anthropometric dimensions and, in accordance, to define the dimens...

Children spend about five hours per day sitting down while doing their school work. Considering this as well as the potential inadequate use of school furniture, it is likely that some anatomical-functional changes and problems in the learning process may occur. The aim of this study was to compare furniture sizes within three different schools wit...

It can be observed an increased concern about the school classrooms, in particular about the study and design of school furniture fitting the students' needs and anthropometrics characteristics. The main aim of this study was to perform an anthropometric survey, considering the main anthropometric dimensions and, in accordance, to define the dimens...

Durante la vida escolar, los alumnos adoptan la posición sedente alrededor de 5 horas al día. Considerando esta situación y la posibilidad de utilizar un mobiliario inadecuado, es probable que ocurran cambios y algunos problemas en el sistema músculo-esquelético. Además de esta situación, los alumnos se encuentran expuestos a otro tipo de condicion...