Expert/novice comparison of handling injury risks Abstract It has already been demonstrated that experienced handlers, known as experts by their coworkers, have developed different practices from those of novices that could be both safe and more efficient. The authors believe that these practices could promote the development of training programs that are better adapted to the work.For the purposes of this study, handling experts and novice workers were invited to reproduce in the laboratory their ways of doing things under various working conditions. This enabled the researchers to collect biomechanical data and to make ergonomic observations in order to try to understand what differentiates experts from novices. The results clearly show that experts adopt postures that are different from those of novices during handling tasks. Moreover, this study validated several handling principles that could be used to improve training programs. Produced Under this Project Scientific Reports Expert/novice comparison of handling injury risks Research Report: R-663 Simplified Articles Premier colloque du Réseau d'échanges sur la manutentionLa charge, on la partage! Volume 24, n0 2 Scientific Publications What can we anticipate from studying expert handlers?Plamondon A., Delisle A., Denis D., Gagnon D.Source : in International Society of Biomechanics XXI Congress / ISB, (21st : July 1-5, 2007 : Taipei, Taiwan), 2007, Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 40, suppl. 2, p. S31Manutention: L'intérêt d'une approche conjointe ergonomie-biomécanique dans la compréhension du gestePlamondon A., Denis D.Source : in De la recherche à l'action : 2e Congrès francophone sur les troubles musculo-squelettiques, (2e : 18-19 juin, 2008 : Montréal, Canada), 2008The methods used by experienced handlers: can they serve as inspiration in developing the content of handling training?Denis D., Plamondon A.Source : in Proceedings of the 29th International Congress on Occupational Health / ICOH, (29th : March 22-27, 2009 : Cape Town, South Africa), 2009Expert ou novice en manutention, existe-t-il des différences?Plamondon A., Denis D.Source : in Penser et agir avec l'ergonomie: Congrès annuel de l'ACE-Québec, (40e : 14-17 septembre, 2009 : Québec, Canada), 2009Development of a training program in manual material handlingPlamondon A., Denis D.Source : in Research on the effectiveness of prevention measures at work : Colloquium of the ISSA international section for research on prevention, (October 15-16, 2009 : Dresden, Germany), 2009Biomechanical differences between expert and novice workers in a manual material handling taskPlamondon A., Denis D., Delisle A., Christian Larivière, Salazar E.Source : Ergonomics, vol. 53, no 10, 2010, p. 1239-1253Manual materials handling: expert handlers use different lifting strategies than novicesPlamondon A., Delisle A., Denis D., Christian Larivière, St-Vincent M., Salazar E., Gagnon D., Iuliana NastasiaSource : in International Conference on Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders / PREMUS (7th : August 29 - September 3, 2010 : Angers, France), 2010, p. 233Experienced manual materials handlers are more efficient to reduce lumbar spine loadingGagnon D., Plamondon A., Salazar E., Delisle A., Denis D., Christian Larivière, St-Vincent M., Iuliana NastasiaSource : in International Conference on Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders/ PREMUS (7th : August 29 - September 3, 2010 : Angers, France), 2010, p. 186Are experienced workers more stable when handling loads?Delisle A., Plamondon A., Salazar E., Denis D.Source : in International Conference on Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders / PREMUS, (7th : August 29 août - September 3, 2010 : Angers, France), 2010, p. 192Body weight influences lifting performanceHandrigan G. A., Plamondon A., Simoneau M., Teasdale N., Corbeil P.Source : in International Conference on Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders / PREMUS (7th : August 29 - September 3, 2010 : Angers, France), 2010, p. 241Individual determinants of stability during liftingLussier B., Delisle A., Berrigan F., Plamondon A.Source : in Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics / ASB (34th : August 18-21, 2010 : Providence, USA), 2010, p. 448-449Relative importance of expertise, lifting height and weight lifted on posture and lumbar external loading during a transfer task in manual material handlingPlamondon A., Christian Larivière, Delisle A., Denis D., Gagnon D.Source : Ergonomics, vol. 55, no 1, 2012, p. 87-102Le manutentionnaire d'expérience: un exemple à suivrePlamondon A.Source : in Colloque en santé et en sécurité du travail, (6e : 30 mai, 2011 : Sherbrooke, Canada), 2011Comparison between expert and novice workers in a transfer of boxes from one pallet to anotherPlamondon A., Bellefeuille S., Christian Larivière, Delisle A., Denis D., Salazar E., Gagnon D., St-Vincent M., Iuliana NastasiaSource : in International Society of Biomechanics : ISB2011, (23rd : July 3-7, 2011 : Brussels, Belgium), 2011, p. 34Le manutentionnaire d'expérience: un exemple à suivrePlamondon A., Denis D., Christian Larivière, Delisle A., Gagnon D., St-Vincent M., Iuliana NastasiaSource : in Le forum santé et sécurité du travail, (25 avril, 2012 : Québec, Canada), 2012Lifting strategies of expert and novice workers during a repetitive palletizing taskPlamondon A. , Delisle A., Bellefeuille S., Denis D. , Gagnon D., Christian LarivièreSource : Applied Ergonomics, vol. 45, no 3, 2014, p. 471-481 Other Project(s) You May be Interested in Finalization and Validation of a Field Approach for Predicting Back Loading Based on Laboratory DataValidation of a New Inertial Measurement SystemAnalysis of the concept of margin of manoeuvre in ergonomics from the standpoint of human motor skill control Additional Information Type: Project Number: 0099-3670 Status: Completed Year of completion: 2010 Research Field: OSH and Sustainable Prevention Work Environment Team: André Plamondon (IRSST)Alain Delisle (IRSST)Denys Denis (IRSST)Denis Gagnon (Université de Sherbrooke)Marie St-Vincent (IRSST)Christian Larivière (IRSST)Christian Larue (IRSST)Bernard Caron (IRSST)Denise Chicoine (IRSST)Érik Salazar (IRSST)