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Thomas G. Bobick

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Pub. period:1987-1990
Pub. count:5
Number of co-authors:10

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Number of publications with 3 favourite co-authors:

Richard L. Unger:3
Sean Gallagher:2
Ronald L. Stanevich:1

Productive colleagues

Thomas G. Bobick's 3 most productive colleagues in number of publications:

Sean Gallagher:16
Richard L. Unger:5
Ronald L. Stanevic..:1

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Publications by Thomas G. Bobick (bibliography)

1990

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Nestor, David E., Bobick, Thomas G. and Pizatella, Timothy J. (1990): Ergonomic Evaluation of a Cabinet Manufacturing Facility. In: D., Woods, and E., Roth, (eds.) Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 34th Annual Meeting 1990, Santa Monica, USA. pp. 715-719.

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Bobick, Thomas G., Bell, Catherine A., Stanevich, Ronald L., Smith, Dwayne L. and Stout, Nancy A. (1990): Analysis of Selected Scaffold-Related Fatal Falls. In: D., Woods, and E., Roth, (eds.) Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 34th Annual Meeting 1990, Santa Monica, USA. pp. 1072-1076.

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1988

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Bobick, Thomas G., Unger, Richard L., Gallagher, Sean and Doyle-Coombs, Diane M. (1988): Physiological Responses and Subjective Discomfort of Simulated Whole-Body Vibration from a Mobile Underground Mining Machine. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 32nd Annual Meeting 1988. pp. 719-723.

“The U.S. Bureau of Mines has developed an in-house facility to evaluate selected effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) levels experienced by underground mobile equipment operators. Vertical vibration data were collected from a coal haulage vehicle via a uniaxial accelerometer attached to the machine frame under the operator's seat. Data were analyzed and processed so a computer-controlled platform could approximate the vibration signals. Eight men (35.5 yr 1 6.5 SD) participated in a pilot study to evaluate the effects of shock and WBV on heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), and subjective discomfort. Subjects were exposed to vibration for 30-min periods while seated in a typical seat (backrest angle at 90-degrees of 130-degrees that was plain steel or modified with 2 in foam padding. Subjects repeated the same protocol on a separate day, without the vibration. Results indicated the vibration significantly increased the HR (p < 0.05) increased significantly. Seatback angle had no significant effect on any of the dependent measures.”

1987

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Bobick, Thomas G., Unger, Richard L. and Conway, Ernest J. (1987): Reducing Manual Materials Handling in Underground Coal Mining with Mechanical-Assist Devices. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 31st Annual Meeting 1987. pp. 457-461.

“Historically, manual handling of materials has consistently accounted for over 25 pct of all industrial accidents. In underground coal mining, the situation is worse. Materials-handling accidents routinely account for 30 to 35 pct of all lost-time injuries. Research sponsored by the Bureau of Mines, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, and conducted by Essex/Canyon Research, Inc., developed and evaluated several mechanical-assist devices to reduce the manual effort and the corresponding risk of injury from handling supplies and equipment in underground coal mines. The prototype devices were supplied to cooperating coal mining companies for evaluation. On-site visits, task analyses, and interviews were used to evaluate the devices. Three of them performed exceptionally well and have shown promise for reducing the amount of manual lifting and handling required underground.”

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Gallagher, Sean, Bobick, Thomas G. and Unger, Richard L. (1987): Preliminary Recommendations for Handling and Lifting Materials in Underground Low-Coal Mines. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 31st Annual Meeting 1987. pp. 921-925.

“The U.S. Bureau of Mines has developed preliminary recommendations for handling materials in low-seam coal mines in an effort to reduce the incidence and cost of low-back pain in underground coal mines. Three main approaches to reducing back injuries are discussed: a) research and development of task specific materials-handling hardware that would reduce the number of manual lifts in underground coal mines, b) examining the supply-handling systems currently in use at low-seam coal mines through task analysis, and c) examining the lifting capacity of low-seam coal miners in the restricted postures that must be used in underground mines. Bureau of Mines research finding and recommendations are presented and discussed.”

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