Ergonomic assessment of backpack carriage among high school students

Christopher Lashway; Faisal Aqlan; Melanie Ford

Ergonomic assessment of backpack carriage among high school students

Christopher Lashway
, Faisal Aqlan
, Melanie Ford

School of Engineering (Behrend)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Abstract

Ergonomically unsuited backpacks tend to cause spine and bone structure based dysfunctionalities, especially on an average high school student's fast developing skeleton. Carrying heavy backpacks by school students should be avoided to prevent musculoskeletal disorders. In this paper, we study the ergonomic risks among high school students in a local school district. The research includes literature review, survey design, data collection, data analysis, digital human modeling (DHM), and recommendations. The survey includes 21 different questions under three categories: human physical characteristics, health history, and school and backpack information. DHM simulations are created to assess the impact of the different factors such as backpack weight, carrying position, and human physical characteristics. The results provide recommendations for avoiding ergonomic risks caused by carrying backpacks among high school students.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017
Editors	Harriet B. Nembhard, Katie Coperich, Elizabeth Cudney
Publisher	Institute of Industrial Engineers
Pages	1175-1180
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9780983762461
State	Published - 2017
Event	67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017 - Pittsburgh, United States Duration: May 20 2017 → May 23 2017

Publication series

Name	67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017

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Other	67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Pittsburgh
Period	5/20/17 → 5/23/17

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Lashway, C., Aqlan, F., & Ford, M. (2017). Ergonomic assessment of backpack carriage among high school students. In H. B. Nembhard, K. Coperich, & E. Cudney (Eds.), 67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017 (pp. 1175-1180). (67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017). Institute of Industrial Engineers.

Lashway, Christopher ; Aqlan, Faisal ; Ford, Melanie. / Ergonomic assessment of backpack carriage among high school students. 67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017. editor / Harriet B. Nembhard ; Katie Coperich ; Elizabeth Cudney. Institute of Industrial Engineers, 2017. pp. 1175-1180 (67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017).

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Lashway, C, Aqlan, F & Ford, M 2017, Ergonomic assessment of backpack carriage among high school students. in HB Nembhard, K Coperich & E Cudney (eds), 67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017. 67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017, Institute of Industrial Engineers, pp. 1175-1180, 67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017, Pittsburgh, United States, 5/20/17.

Ergonomic assessment of backpack carriage among high school students. / Lashway, Christopher; Aqlan, Faisal; Ford, Melanie.
67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017. ed. / Harriet B. Nembhard; Katie Coperich; Elizabeth Cudney. Institute of Industrial Engineers, 2017. p. 1175-1180 (67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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