List of studies

Outline of reasons and objectives
With service-based employment becoming increasingly proeminent, and nearly 10 million employees working in offices in France, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has become an issue for occupational health. However, the…

Outline of reasons and objectives
The objective of this study was to develop and validate an ambulatory system for evaluating postures and movement of the upper limb, on the basis of inertial sensors. The use of such systems requires kinematic…

Outline of reasons and objectives
Prolonged exposure to whole-body vibration increases the risk of low-back pain problems. In France, 3 million mobile plant operatives who work in the sitting position may be exposed to this type of stress (drivers…

Recent legislative changes are tending to lengthen working lives, constraining companies to reconsider age management, in particular by incorporating the health/safety aspects into it, and, further upstream, by incorporating prevention into…

Due to the growing use of nanoparticles in industrial processes, the number of workers potentially exposed is increasing while the toxicological properties of these compounds are not fully known. Since these particles can be aerosolised, the…

Safety nets are fitted when falls from height cannot be avoided by other collective protection means. Performance of the nets is assessed in compliance with Standard EN 1263-1. That standard specifies lengthy and tedious natural or artificial…

Anaerobic digestion or “methanisation” is the use of microorganisms to break down organic matter under controlled conditions and in the absence of oxygen. In general, the process pursues two recycling-for-energy goals: one by recovering methane…