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List of works by Patrick G. Dempsey

A critical review of biomechanical, epidemiological, physiological and psychophysical criteria for designing manual materials handling tasks

scientific article published on January 1, 1998

A new approach to applying feedforward neural networks to the prediction of musculoskeletal disorder risk.

scientific article

A taxonomy of surface mining slip, trip, and fall hazards as a guide to research and practice

journal article published in 2021

A technique for field measurement of knife sharpness

scientific article published in September 2005

Accident and incident investigation

book or book chapter published in 2012

Accuracy of the Borg CR10 scale for estimating grip forces associated with hand tool tasks.

scientific article published in May 2010

An analysis of injury claims from low-seam coal mines

journal article published in 2009

An international survey of tools and methods used by certified ergonomics professionals

conference proceedings item published in 2018

Analysis of fatalities during maintenance and repair operations in the U.S.mining sector

journal article published in 2014

Analysis of physical demands during bulk bag closing and sealing

journal article published in 2016

Analysis of workers' compensation claims associated with manual materials handling

scientific article published on 01 January 1999

Assessment methods used by certified ergonomics professionals

conference proceedings item published in 2018

Bending the tool and the effect on human performance: further investigation of a simulated wire-twisting task

scientific article published on 01 September 2002

Changes at Applied Ergonomics

scientific article published on 12 August 2017

Cross-sectional investigation of task demands and musculoskeletal discomfort among restaurant wait staff.

scientific article published on January 2006

Cutting moments and grip forces in meat cutting operations and the effect of knife sharpness

scientific article published on 01 July 2003

Development of a model to determine oxygen consumption when crawling

journal article published in 2015

Development of ergonomics audits for bagging, haul truck, and maintenance and repair operations in mining

journal article published in 2017

Dynamic pushing on three frictional surfaces: maximum acceptable forces, cardiopulmonary and calf muscle metabolic responses in healthy men

scientific article published on 01 June 2009

Effects of user experience, working posture and joint hardness on powered nutrunner torque reactions

scientific article published on 01 June 2007

Emerging ergonomics issues and opportunities in mining

journal article published in 2018

ErgoMine 1.0 mobile app (superseded)

superseded mobile app published in 2016

ErgoMine 2.0

mobile app published in 2021

Ergonomic investigation of letter-carrier satchels: part II. Biomechanical laboratory study

scientific article published on 01 October 1996

Ergonomics assessment methods used by ergonomics professionals

journal article published in 2019

Ergonomics investigation of retail ice cream operations

scientific article published on 01 April 2000

Evaluation of the ability of power to predict low frequency lifting capacity

journal article published in 1998

Examination of space/volume requirements for US underground coal mine refuge alternatives

journal article published in 2017

Fall from equipment injuries in U.S. mining: identification of specific research areas for future investigation

journal article published in 2009

Gender comparison of psychophysical forces, cardiopulmonary, and muscle metabolic responses during a simulated cart pushing task

scientific article published in October 2010

Gender differences in psychophysically determined maximum acceptable weights and forces for industrial workers observed after twenty years

scientific article published on 16 October 2010

Handle displacement and operator responses to pneumatic nutrunner torque buildup

scientific article published on 03 October 2005

Human factors and ergonomics audits

conference proceedings item published in 2012

Human factors/ergonomics contributions to an equitable personal protective equipment protections strategy

conference proceedings item published in 2023

Influence of measurement accuracy on the application of the 1991 NIOSH equation

journal article published in 2001

Influence of three principles of pacing on the temporal organisation of work during cyclic assembly and disassembly tasks.

scientific article published in November 2010

Investigation of a pork shoulder deboning operation

scientific article published in March 2004

Maintenance and repair injuries in US mining

journal article published in 2014

Maximal acceptable torques of highly repetitive screw driving, ulnar deviation, and handgrip tasks for 7-hour workdays.

scientific article

Methodological variance associated with normalization of occupational upper trapezius EMG using sub-maximal reference contractions

scientific article published on 21 December 2007

On the role of ergonomics at the interface between research and practice

conference proceedings item published in 2018

Overcoming common slip, trip & fall hazards

lay journal article published in 2019

Oxygen consumption prediction models for individual and combination materials handling tasks

scientific article published in November 2008

Patterns in mining haul truck accidents

conference proceedings item published in 2012

Personal Protective Equipment Fit in the Construction Sector

NIOSH Science Blog post published in 2023

Practical aspects of functional capacity evaluations.

scientific article published on September 2004

Precision based guidelines for sub-maximal normalisation task selection for trunk extensor EMG.

scientific article published on 20 July 2017

Psychophysical study of six hand movements.

scientific article

Psychophysically determined forces of dynamic pushing for female industrial workers: Comparison of two apparatuses

scientific article published on 22 July 2009

Psychophysiological responses in women during cart pushing on different frictional walkways

scientific article published on 01 October 2009

Research to practice to research: part 1 - a practitioner's perspective discussion panel

conference proceedings item published in 2016

Risk assessment of recordable occupational hearing loss in the mining industry

journal article published in 2019

Safety and health considerations for junior firefighters

NIOSH safety and health advisory published in 2024

Secular changes in psychophysically determined maximum acceptable weights and forces over 20 years for male industrial workers.

scientific article

Simple solutions for dusty environments at metal/nonmetal mines

NIOSH publication published in 2021

Simple solutions for surface mine workers

NIOSH publication published in 2018

Slip potential for commonly used inclined grated metal walkways

journal article published in 2015

Study on musculoskeletal disorders in a machinery manufacturing plant

scientific article published in April 2004

Technology News 554 - ErgoMine targets ergonomics and safety issues in mining

NIOSH technology news published in 2016

The Influence of Personal Variables on Work-Related Low-Back Disorders and Implications for Future Research

scientific article published on August 1, 1997

The effect of blade finish and blade edge angle on forces used in meat cutting operations

scientific article

The effect of cap lamp lighting on postural control and stability

journal article published in 2012

The effect of force distribution and magnitude at the hand-tool interface on the accuracy of grip force estimates

scientific article published on 01 December 2004

The effect of technique and shaft configuration in snow shoveling on physiologic, kinematic, kinetic and productivity variables.

scientific article published on May 2003

The effect of workstation and task variables on forces applied during simulated meat cutting

scientific article published in December 2004

The psychophysical approach to manual materials handling task design

scientific article published on 01 January 1999

The relevance of psychophysical methods research for the practitioner

conference proceedings item published in 2017

Usability of the revised NIOSH lifting equation

scientific article published in October 2002

Using multiple complementary methods to develop ergonomics audits for mining operations

conference proceedings item published in 2012

Validation of a three-dimensional hand scanning and dimension extraction method with dimension data

scientific article

Video-based ergonomic job analysis: a practitioner's guide

journal article published in 2006