University of Groningen
Sensors@Work
Roossien, Charissa
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10.33612/diss.160700439
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Roossien, C. (2021). Sensors@Work: Towards monitoring of physical workload for sustainable employability. University of Groningen. https://doi.org/10.33612/diss.160700439
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Sensors@Work
Towards monitoring of physical workload
for sustainable employability
Charissa Roossien
This research was funded by the European Regional Development Fund, a co‐founder of INCAS3 (Assen, The Netherlands), an independent, non‐profit research institute focused on technology from science and industry, the province and municipality of Groningen, and the province of Drenthe, Grant [number T‐3036, 2013]. The PhD training was facilitated by School of Health Research (SHARE) and the Graduate School of Medical Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands. ISBN: 978‐94‐6419‐156‐1. Printed by: Gildeprint, Enschede, the Netherlands Cover and thesis design: Charissa Roossien Paranymphs: Marlon de Jong Anne Bonvanie‐Lenferink © 2021, Charlotte Christina Roossien All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or
Sensors@Work
Towards monitoring of physical workload for sustainable
employability
PhD thesis
to obtain the degree of PhD at the University of Groningen on the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. C. Wijmenga and in accordance with the decision by the College of Deans. This thesis will be defended in public on Wednesday 24 March 2021 at 12.45 hours byCharlotte Christina Roossien
born on 27 August 1988 in AssenSupervisors
Prof. M.F. Reneman
Prof. G.J. Verkerke
Assessment Committee
Prof. S. Brouwer
Prof. J.S. Rietman
Prof. H. Hermens
Content
1 | General introduction 7
2 | Mechanical workload Can a smart chair improve the sitting behaviour of
office workers?
27
3 | Mechanical workload Automatically determining lumbar load during
physically demanding work: an in‐vivo validation study 47 4 | Energetic workload Patent application of an instrument, system and method for use in respiratory exchange ratio measurement 74 5 | Energetic workload Can breathing gases be analysed without a mouth mask? Proof‐of‐concept and concurrent validity of a newly developed design with a mask‐less headset? 97
6 | Heat exposure Monitoring core temperature of firefighters to validate a wearable non‐invasive core thermometer in different types of protective clothing: concurrent in‐vivo validation
141
7 | Heat exposure Evaluation of a wearable non‐invasive thermometer for monitoring ear canal temperature during physically demanding work 169 8 | Ethics Ethics in Design and Implementation of Technologies for Workplace Health Promotion 202 9 | General discussion 231
A | Appendix I Evaluation of a wearable non‐invasive thermometer for monitoring inner‐ear temperature during physically demanding work 255 Appendix II SPRINT@Work 267 Summery 275 Samenvatting 279 Acknowledgments 283 About the author 289 SHARE 295 EXPAND 301
