Browsing SINTEF Open by Author "Wiggen, Øystein"
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A user-centred design process of new cold-protective clothing for offshore petroleum workers operating in the Barents Sea
Næsgaard, Ole Petter; Storholmen, Tore Christian B; Wiggen, Øystein; Reitan, Jarl (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Petroleum operations in the Barents Sea require personal protective clothing (PPC) to ensure the safety and performance of the workers. This paper describes the accomplishment of a user-centred design process of new PPC ... -
Assessment of Physical Work Demands of Home Care Workers in Norway: An Observational Study Using Wearable Sensor Technology
Tjøsvoll, Svein Ove; Wiggen, Øystein; Gonzalez, Victor; Seeberg, Trine Margrethe; Redzovic, Skender Elez; Liaset, Ingeborg Frostad; Holtermann, Andreas; Fimland, Marius Steiro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives: High physical work demands are believed to be partly responsible for the high sickness absence among home care workers, but no studies have assessed their physical work demands using precise device-based ... -
Classification of kneeling and squatting in workers wearing protective equipment: development and validation of a rule-based model using wireless triaxial accelerometers
Tjøsvoll, Svein Ove; Seeberg, Trine Margrethe; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Wiggen, Øystein; Jahren, Silje Ekroll (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Several professions in industries, such as petroleum, manufacturing, construction, mining, and forestry require prolonged work tasks in awkward postures, increasing workers’ risks for musculoskeletal pain and injury. ... -
Cognitive Performance During Night Work in the Cold
Færevik, Hilde; Hansen, Jakob Hønborg; Wiggen, Øystein; Sandsund, Mariann (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate how night work at low ambient temperatures affects cognitive performance (short-term memory and reaction time), skin- and core temperature, thermal comfort, sleepiness, ... -
Delrapport 2 Menneskelig yteevne i nordområdene Arbeidspakke 2 - Laboratorietesting av kognitiv yteevne i kulde
Hansen, Jakob Hønborg; Færevik, Hilde; Wiggen, Øystein (SINTEF Rapport;2018:00207, Research report, 2018) -
Heat tolerance during uncompensable heat stress in men and women wearing firefighter personal protective equipment
Renberg, Julie; Lignier, Maxime Jeanovitch; Wiggen, Øystein; Færevik, Hilde; Helgerud, Jan; Sandsund, Mariann (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Firefighters run a risk of heat strain during occupational tasks. The number of female firefighters has been increasing, but research relevant to this group is still scarce. We aimed to investigate whether there are any ... -
ST4 - Menneskelig yteevne ved arbeid i nordområdene
Wiggen, Øystein; Ose, Solveig Osborg; Kaspersen, Silje Lill; Kilskar, Stine Skaufel; Wærø, Irene; Hansen, Jakob Hønborg; Færevik, Hilde (SINTEF Rapport;2018:00205, Research report, 2018) -
ST4 - Menneskelig yteevne ved arbeid i nordområdene
Wiggen, Øystein; Ose, Solveig Osborg; Kaspersen, Silje Lill; Kilskar, Stine Skaufel; Wærø, Irene; Hansen, Jakob Hønborg; Færevik, Hilde (SINTEF Rapport;2018:00205, Research report, 2018) -
Towards a wearable sensor system for continuous occupational cold stress assessment
Austad, Hanne Opsahl; Wiggen, Øystein; Færevik, Hilde; Seeberg, Trine Margrethe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This study investigated the usefulness of continuous sensor data for improving occupational cold stress assessment. Eleven volunteer male subjects completed a 90–120-min protocol in cold environments, consisting of rest, ... -
Work strain and thermophysiological responses in Norwegian fish farming — a field study
Sandsund, Mariann; Wiggen, Øystein; Holmen, Ingunn Marie; Thorvaldsen, Trine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Fish farming is considered as a physical demanding occupation, including work operations with high workloads and awkward work positions for prolonged periods of time. Combined with potential challenging environmental ...