Ergonomic Criteria Necessary to Epidemiological Studies in Industrial Medicine and Public Health

While protective measures in industrialized countries mention ergonomic factors as possible means to improve health, safely and well-being at the work place, more and more ergonomic variables are introduced in recent epidemiological studies concerning the relationship between work hazards and health effects. After a short review of this literature, the author attempts to list relevant ergonomic criteria for further researches in industrial medicine and public health. Critères Ergonomiques Nécessaires aux Études Épidémiologiques en Médecine du Travail et en Santé Publique Notwendige Ergonomische Kriterien für Epidemiologische Studien in der Arbeitsmedizin und im Öffentlichen Gesundheitswesen