Advances in Ergonomics and Safety

Dear Colleagues,

The current competition in the global labor market requires companies to implement flexible, efficient, and resilient workplaces. However, in occupational settings, there remain several problems, namely the exposure of workers to cognitive and physical overload, awkward postures, and monotonous and repetitive work (among other risk factors). These risk factors can negatively affect workers' health and productivity, compromising their well-being and representing a barrier to the creation of resilient, healthy, and safe workplaces. Therefore, the research domains of Safety and Ergonomics are highly relevant and this Special Issue therefore addresses the following topics:

• Prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders;
• Ergonomic assessment;
• Human-centric design of workplaces;
• Impact of human factors on the digital transformation of working systems.

Thus, scientists and practitioners are encouraged to publish their experimental and applied research relating to Safety and Ergonomics in order to enhance the state of the art in the design and assessment of tasks, workplaces, machines, tools, and systems, aiming to achieve safe, effective, and productive human activities.

Prof. Dr. Pedro Arezes
Dr. Ana Sofia de Pinho Colim
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Safety is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• human factors
• ergonomic assessment
• work-related musculoskeletal disorders
• human-centric design
• digital transformation