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Identification of potential risk factors for injury to police officers in using new technologies - summary

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Hovbrender, A., & Raschke, S. U. (2009). Identification of potential risk factors for injury to police officers in using new technologies - summary.
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Identification of potential risk factors for injury to police officers in using new technologies - summary

Author(s)

Axel Hovbrender
Silvia U Raschke

Abstract

This project is aimed at identifying the limitations in police vehicle and equipment design that contribute to on-the-job injuries, and culminates in a set of recommendations for addressing those concerns. While police vehicles are now being used as mobile work stations, complete with computers and other new equipment, little has been done to address the ergonomic and safety problems arising from such changes. Additionally, as police officers become more representative of the greater population, differences related to sex, age, and body size need to be taken into consideration when designing police vehicle interiors and equipment. By tackling these issues, vehicles and gear can be improved to reduce the rate of equipment-related musculoskeletal injury (MSI) among police officers.

Keywords

workplace safety; police; equipment; ergonomics; police vehicles; technology

Date

2009

Publication type

research (documents)

Publisher

Workers’ Compensation Board of B.C.

Place of publication

Richmond, BC

Date of host publication

2009

Funder

WorkSafeBC
Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia

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