National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan
The Ergonomics Research Group investigates the effects of health obstruction factors during work on worker physiology and proposes measures by conducting experiments with subjects and intervention studies. We evaluate and standardize tools and equipment by using ergonomic methods. Our activities include physiological and psychological studies on the health effects of such things as working posture, working time, manual handling of heavy loads, and heat strain. We investigate the relationships between physical capacity and health and suggest measures for health promotion. We also develop and evaluate equipment that reduces work burden and measures physiological function during work.
Evaluation of occupational safety and health and care equipment for preventing low back pain among caregivers.
Evaluation of the physiological responses to exertional heat stress and physical burden.
Examination of the physiological responses to mental work and reduction of work-related burden.
Experimental measurement of worker's cardiorespiratory fitness.
Members
Official position
Name
Field of study
Director
Kazuyuki Iwakiri
Occupational physiology, Ergonomics
Xinxin Liu
Occupational physiology, Ergonomics
Tomoaki Matsuo
Worker’s fitness and physical activity
Ken Tokizawa
Environmental physiology, Thermal physiology
Hiroki Ikeda
Somnology
Rina So
Worker’s fitness and physical activity, Health science
