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NAME SOMNATH GANGOPADHYAY Ph.D, FABMS

PRESENT POSITION Associate Professor, Occupational Ergonomics Lab.

Dept of Physiology

ADDRESS (HOME INSTITUTE) University College of Science and Technology

University of Calcutta

92,APC Road, Calcutta 700 009,India

PRESENT MAILING ADDRESS 13 Katua Khuti Lane, Bhowanipur

Calcutta 700 025, India

E MAIL [email protected]

PHONE No. 91 33 2455 8792, 91 33 2350 8386

MOBILE 91 9432290030, 91 9830050793

FAX 91 33 2351 9755

WEBSITE www.somnathgangopadhyay.net

DATE OF BIRTH July 27th

, 1961

CITIZENSHIP Indian by birth

MARITAL STATUS Married with one child

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Ph.D. (Physiology), University of Calcutta, 1993

M.Sc. (Physiology with specialization in Ergonomics and

Work Physiology), University of Calcutta, 1984

B.Sc. (Hons in Physiology with Chemistry and Zoology),

University of Calcutta, 1982

Awarded title MABMS by Indian Association of

Bio Medical Scientists, 2001

Awarded title FABMS by Indian Association of

Bio Medical Scientists, 2005

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.somnathgangopadhyay.net/

MEMBERSHIP IN THE a) Indian Science Congress Association, Life Member

PROFESSIONAL BODIES b) Indian Society of Ergonomics, Life Member

c) Physiological Society of India, Life Member

d) Indian Association of Occupational Health,

Life Member

e) Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists,

Life Member

f) Metropolitan (Bypass) Institute for Developmental

Studies and Welfare, Treasurer

g) Centre for Working Life and Environment,

Life Member

h) Road Traffic Injury Research Network (RTIRN)

i) International Society for Violence and Injury

Prevention

j) Prof. N.M.Basu Memorial Committee

k) International Commission on Occupational Health

(ICOH)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

A. RESEARCH ASSISTANT in the project sponsored by the following organization in the

Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta.

1. Railway Design and Standard Organisation, Govt.of India, 1985.

2. International Labour Organisation (ILO), Geneva, 1986.

3. National Institute of Design, Govt.of India, 1989.

B. JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW in the project of Indian Council of Medical Research

(ICMR), New Delhi, 1990.

Title of the Ph.D. Thesis: “Integrated Ergonomics and Occupational Health Studies on

Workers Engaged in Manual Material Handling t o Improve Productivity, Safety and

Health”

(Advisor Prof.Dr.R.N.Sen, Ergonomics Laboratory, Dept. of Physiology, University of

Calcutta, India)

C. POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW under Prof. R.N.Sen, Ergonomics Laboratory,

Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta.

D. ASSISTANT TEACHER in BIOLOGY of Higher Secondary Section

Jagatpur Rukmini Vidyamandir,Calcutta,1990-1992.

E. WORK PHYSIOLOGIST in Work Physiology and Ergonomics Section, Occupational Health

Service Centre, Bhilai Steel Plant, SAIL.1992-1997.

F. LECTURER, Ergonomics Lab, Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, from 1997-

2001.

G. SENIOR LECTURER, Ergonomics Lab, Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta,

from 2001-2006.

H. TEMPORARY ADVISOR to the REGIONAL DIRECTOR, WHOSEARO, New Delhi, 2004-

2005.

I. READER, Occupational Ergonomics Lab, Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta,

from 2006-2009.

J. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Occupational Ergonomics Lab, Department of Physiology,

University of Calcutta, from 2009-till now.

WORKSHOP ATTENDED:

1. International Workshop on methods and techniques in chronobiology (1989), Madurai Kamraj

University, Madurai, India.

2. Advanced training programme on Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene-An International

Update (1994), Calcutta, India, organized by American Industrial Hygiene Association.

3. International trends in preventing work related disorders an ergonomics approach (1997), Center for

Safety and Ergonomics Research, University of Nebraska, USA and Society for Environment and

Health, New Delhi, India.

4. Training cum Workshop on Windows & MS Office (1999), University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India.

5. 37th

Academic Staff Orientation Programme (2000), University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India. March

27th

to April 23rd

, 2000.

6. 3rd

Refresher Course in Physiology (2001), University of Calcutta, India. March 2nd

to March 23rd

,

2001.

7. National Workshop on Occupational Health (2001), Western Coal Fields, Coal India Ltd, Nagpur,

India.

8. Advances in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2001), University of California, San

Francisco, USA.

9. 3rd

Refresher Course in Life Sciences (2003), University of Calcutta, India. March 2nd

to March 23rd

,

2003.

10. 5th

Refresher Course in Life Sciences (2005), University of Calcutta, India. August 8th

to 30th

, 2005.

11. APCHI ERGOFUTURE, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia, 3-5August 2010.

12. ODAM Conference, Rhodes University, South Africa, April 2011.

Involvement in current research project:

1.Pulmonary function of workers working in the dusty areas.

2.Ergonomics study on major accidents

3.Ergonomics studies on burn accidents

4.Integrated ergonomics and occupational health studies of workers engaged in crane operation.

5.Ergonomics study on non-reportable and near misses accidents of construction workers.

6.Study on recovery pulse rate of middle aged workers.

7.Study on CTS among workers of continuous data entry.

8.Study on CTS among meat cutters of West Bengal.

9.Analysis of posture in different cooking activities.

10.Study on working behavior of female workers of organized sectors.

11.Effect of stress on Cognitive performance.

12.Human computer interaction.

13.Development of teaching aids for mentally retarded persons.

14.Conicity Index and Blood Pressure.

15.Study on MSD among workers of unorganized and organized sectors.

16.Study on Office Ergonomics

17.Study on workers engaged in hand intensive precision jobs.

18.Study on pre-adolescent agricultural workers.

19.Study on porters involved in MMH in the central market area and railway station.

20. Study on different communities to identify the concept of safety and safe behaviour.

21. Evaluation of child safety with special reference to the design of the school buses.

22. Design of intervention for the MMH workers in the central market area.

23. Assessment of auditory status of regular surface and underground railway passengers.

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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:

Indo –US Collaborative Project (Funded by ICMR-CDC) Economic Evaluation of Interventions to prevent

Manual Material Handling Injuries in the Informal Labour Sector

TEACHING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

1.Taught Applied Physiology in Post Graduate classes.

2.Taught Advanced Ergonomics as a special paper in Post Graduate classes.

3.Supervised Post Graduate students on conducting Ergonomics Projects.

4.Supervised Ph.D. students on Ergonomics Research Projects.

5.Supervised Post Graduate Ergonomics students’ fieldwork, factory and institute visits.

6.Cosultan in Coal Mines, Construction, Heavy Engineering factories and Refineries.

7.Train people from different industries about the application of Ergonomics.

8. Guest Lecturer as Resource Person:

a. University of Kalyani, Department of Environmental Sciences

b. University of Burdwan, Department of Physiology

c. Coal India Ltd.

d. Loss Prevention Council of India.

e. Orientation Programme, University of Calcutta

f. Refresher Course on Physiology, University of Calcutta.

g. Refresher Course on Life Sciences, University of Calcutta.

h. Godrej & Boyce Mfg.Co.Ltd, Office Furniture Division.

i. Larsen & Toubro Ltd, ECC Construction Division.

j. Institute of Engineers, Calcutta Chapter.

k. Human Factor International, Inc. Powai, Mumbai.

l. Ujjiban (NGO), Burdwan

m. Numaligrah Refinery Ltd, Jorhat, Assam

n. World Health Organization South East Asia Regional Office (WHOSEARO), New Delhi.

o. Seminar on Occupational Safety and Health, CWLE, Calcutta.

p. Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia.

q. Tata Chemicals Limited, Haldia.

r. Hindustan Lever Limited, Kolkata.

s. Cachar Paper Mill, Hindustan Paper Corporation, Assam.

t. Prax Air, Howrah.

u. Indian Chamber of Commerce, Calcutta.

v. ITC Ltd, Triveni,West Bengal

9. Under Graduate , Post Graduate and Ph.D Examiner:

1. University of Calcutta

2. University of Burdwan

3. Vidyasagar University

4. University of Kalyani

5. University of Tripura

6. Jadavpur University (M. Tech.)

7. Bengal Engineering and Science University

10. Co-ordinator

a) Orientation Programe, University of Calcutta,2001,2003,2006,2010

b) Five Evening Training Programme on Ergonomics, Occupational Health and

Safety at Work, Academic Staff College, CU and Indian Society of Ergonomics,

2004.

c) Seminar on Occupational Safety and Health, National Institute for Working

Life, Stockholm, Sweden and Centre for Working Life and Environment,

Calcutta,2004.

d) Five Evening Training Programme on Ergonomics, Occupational Health , Safety

and Environment, Academic Staff College, CU and Indian Society of

Ergonomics,2008.

e) Pre and Post Conference Workshops, International Ergonomics Conference

HWWE 2009 ,Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta and UGC

Academic Staff College on16 & 20 December 2009.

11. Chairperson

a. Ergonomics Session, 17th Asian Conference on Occupational Health

Taiwan, November 2002.

b. 26th

Annual Conference of Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists, Kolkata,

November 2005.

c. International Ergonomics Conference (HWWE 2005), Indian Institute of Technology,

Guwahati, December 2005.

d. International Ergonomics Conference (HWWE 2008), Vishwakarma Institute of

Technology, Pune, December 2008.

e. 14th

Commonwealth International Sports Science Congress held in Delhi from 27-30

September 2010

12. Convener

The International Conference on Frontier Researches in Integrative Physiology,

Calcutta University, Calcutta, January 8-10, 2007

13. Visiting Professor

The Jiangxi Chinese Medical University, Nanchang China. (From 1st March to 15

th July, 2007 and 30

th

January to 15th

July 2009)

14. Journal Editor in Chief: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health (IJOSH)

15. Journal Reviewer:

1. International Journal of Injury Prevention.

2. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

3. Journal: Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy & Technology

16. Member of Editorial Board :

Journal of Environmental Physiology

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences

17. Organising Secretary:

a) International Ergonomics Conference HWWE 2009 held in Calcutta at University of Calcutta from 17-

19 December 2009.

b) One Day Symposium on Occupational Health held in Calcutta at University of Calcutta on 9th

July

2011.

c) International Conference on Molecules to Systems Physiology: 100 years Journey held in Calcutta at

University of Calcutta from 21-23 September 2011.

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:

1. Junior Research Fellowship, Indian Council of Medical Research, 1986

2. Scholarship for Attending the Course Advances in Occupational and Environmental Medicine,

University of California, San Francisco, 2001

3. MABMS title, Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists, 2001

4. Principal Investigator in two projects sponsored by University Grant Commission and All India Council

for Technical Education, 2001

5. Thangam Vasudevan Award, Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists, 2002

6. Scholarship for Attending the 7th

World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Vienna,

2004.

7. Temporary Advisor to the Regional Director, WHOSEARO, New Delhi, 2004-2005.

8. FABMS title, Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists, 2005.

9. Scholarship for Attending the 8th

World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Durban,

2006.

10. Scholarship for Attending the IEA 2006: 16th

World Congress on Ergonomics, Maastricht the

Netherlands 2006.

11. Visiting Professor, at Department of Physiology in Jiangxi Chinese Medical University, Nanchang

China. 2007, 2009.

12. Shri Ramendra Sundar Sinha Memorial Oration Award 2009.

13. Invited Speaker and Chair Person at 14th

Commonwealth International Sports Science Congress held

in Delhi from 27-30 September 2010.

ERGONOMICS STUDY, TRAINING PROGRAMME AND WORKSHOP CONDUCTED:

a. Coal India Ltd.

b. Loss Prevention Council of India.

c. Godrej & Boyce Mfg.Co.Ltd, Office Furniture Division.

d. Larsen & Toubro Ltd, ECC Construction Division.

e. Institute of Engineers, Calcutta Chapter.

f. Human Factor International, Inc. Powai, Mumbai.

g. Ujjiban (NGO), Burdwan

h. Numaligrah Refinery Ltd, Jorhat, Assam

i. World Health Organization South East Asia Regional Office (WHOSEARO), New

Delhi.

j. Occupational Safety and Health, CWLE, Calcutta.

k. Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia.

l. Tata Chemicals Limited, Haldia.

m. Hindustan Lever Limited, Kolkata.

n. Cachar Paper Mill, Hindustan Paper Corporation, Assam.

o. Prax Air, Howrah.

p. Indian Chamber of Commerce

q. ITC Ltd, Triveni, West Bengal

r. Durgapur Steel Plant, Durgapur

s. Five Days Design Clinic Workshop at Netaji Sporting Club,Radhamonyhat, Purba

Medinipur

t. Five Days Design Clinic Workshop at Ananda Mahal,Tamluk, Purba Medinipur

Publications (Total 160 till 2012) of Dr. Somnath Gangopadhyay

Abstracts in conferences’ proceedings (1987-2012; 80 abstracts)

1. R.N.Sen and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Ergonomics study on reportable accidents during different activities of MMH in an engineering factory in

West Bengal.

Proceedings of the National Symposium on Physiology of Human Performance, New Delhi, 1987; p 40.

2.R.N.Sen and Somnath Gangopadhyay

A newly designed Ergonomic harness for handcart pullers.

Proceedings of the 74th

Indian Science Congress, Bangalore, 1987; pp 25-26.


Ergonomics study on accidents during MMH in factories of West Bengal.

Proceedings of the XIIth Asian Conference on Occupational Health, Bombay, 1988; p 95.


Ergonomics study on accidents during manual material handling in an engineering factory in West Bengal.


Indian Science Congress, Pune, 1988, p16.


Ergonomics study on accidents during manual material handling in different factories of West Bengal.


Indian Science Congress, Madurai, 1989, pp 34-35.


Newly designed Ergonomics harness for handcart pullers.

Proceedings of the National Conference on Ergonomics and Design, Calcutta; 1989, p24.


Ergonomics study on MMH accidents in unorganized sector in West Bengal.

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Ergonomics, Occupational Health, Safety and

Environment, Bombay, 1991, p15.


A study on accidents during MMH in different organized and unorganized sectors of West Bengal.

Proceedings of the National Conference on Biomechanics; Calcutta, 1991, p56.

9. Somnath Gangopadhyay

Ergonomics study on major accidents in a steel industry in India.

Proceedings of the XIIIth World Congress on Occupational Safety and Health; New Delhi,1993, p 42.


Analysis of major burn accidents in a steel industry in India.

Proceedings of 81st Indian Science Congress, Jaipur, 1994.

11.S.R.Sengupta and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Pulmonary function studies on healthy clinically normal steel plant workers of India.

Proceedings of 82nd

Indian Science Congress, Calcutta, 1995.


Pulmonary function studies of ex-sportsmen working in a steel plant in India.

Proceedings of the International scientific Sports Congress and Sports Goods Exhibition (ISSCE),

Bangalore, January, 1996.

13.C.S.Ghosh, S.C.Swain, Somnath Gangopadhyay

Lung function and X-Ray abnormalities in workers working in hazardous zone.

Proceedings of the Steel Medical Conference, Burnpur, February, 1996.

14. Somnath Gangopadhyay and J.K.Mahapatra

Ergonomics study on non-reportable accidents during mechanical maintenance work in a steel plant in

India.

Proceedings of the 2nd

International Symposium on Ergonomics, Occupational Health, Safety and

Environment; New Delhi, 1996, P-S (1) 4.

15.H.L.Arora, Somnath Gangopadhyay, G.P.Agwani and C.S.Ghosh

Ergonomics study on the back pain of crane operators.

Proceedings of the Steel Medical Conference, Bhilai, February, 1997.


Ergonomics study on reportable accidents from modified accident reporting system.


National Conference of Indian Association of Occupational Health, Calcutta,

February, 1997.

17.H.L.Arora and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Analysis of the face and eye injuries in a steel plant in India.


National Conference of Indian Association of Occupational Health, Calcutta,

February, 1997.


Ergonomics study on reportable accidents in a steel plant and in an engineering factory of India.

Proceedings of 84th

Indian Science Congress, New Delhi, 1997.


Ergonomics study of reportable accidents of steel workers working in Traditional and Different shifts

systems.


Congress of Federation of Indian Physiological Societies, Tirupati, 1997.


An ergonomic study of non-reportable accidents in a heavy engineering factory and in a steel plant in India.

Proceedings of 85th

Indian Science Congress, Hyderabad, 1998, pp10-11.

21.H.L.Arora and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Ergonomics study on repetitive accidents of shift workers.

Proceedings of the Steel Medical Conference, Rourkela, February, 1998.

22. Somnath Gangopadhyay and T.Bandyopadhyay

An ergonomic study on analysis of kitchen activities of Indian women.


Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists, Mangalore,

November; 1998, pp 37-38.

23.A.Ray and Somnath Gangopadhyay

An ergonomic study on meat cutting operation in West Bengal to find out the prevalence of CTD among

operators. Proceedings of 86th

Indian Science Congress, Madras, 1999.


An ergonomic investigation on cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) among meat cutters of Calcutta.

Proceedings of Environment of Calcutta Todays and Tomorrow (CAL-ENVIRONMENT), Calcutta,

February, 1999.

25 Somnath Gangopadhyay and A. Ray

A study on cumulative trauma disorder of meat cutting operators.


National Conference of Indian Association of Occupational Health, Hyderabad,

February, 1999.


An ergonomic modification of existing tool (chopper) used by meat cutters to prevent CTD.

Proceedings of 11th

Annual Conference of the Physiological Society of India, New Delhi, November, 1999.

27. Somnath Gangopadhyay and A. Ray

An analysis of repetitive strain injuries among three groups of workers.


National Conference of Indian Association of Occupational Health, Chennai,

February, 2000, p44.

28. Somnath Gangopadhyay and A.Ghosh

Ergonomics study on design of technical aids for the mentally retarded persons.

Proceedings of the International Conference on Product Safety, Ahmedabad, March, 2000, p 8.

29. Somnath Gangopadhyay, E.Poddar and A. Ray

An ergonomic study on the prevalence of repetitive strain injuries among the jute mill workers of West

Bengal.

Proceedings of the 3rd

Congress of Federation of Indian Physiological Societies, Calcutta, 2000,p 77.

30.Somnath Gangopadhyay

Cognitive Ergonomics and Cognitive Processing. 39th

Orientation Programme: Abstracts of Lectures

Edited by B.K.Datta, Sanjay Sen and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Published by Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta and University Grant Commission; 2001.

31.Somnath Gangopadhyay and Era Poddar

Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorder among the workers of Unorganised Sectors. Proceedings of the

22nd

Annual Conference of Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists, Chennai, 2001, p 25.

32. Somnath Gangopadhyay, Goutam Ghoshal, Tamal Das and Shyamalendu Dutta

An Ergonomic Study on Handling Load Manually in Central Market Area of West Bengal.


Session of The Indian Science Congress, Lucknow, 2002, pp78-79.

33.Somnath Gangopadhyay, Goutam Ghoshal and Tamal Das

An Ergonomic Study on MSD and Working Postures of Manual Material Handling Workers in Central

Market Area of West Bengal.


National Conference of Indian Association of Occupational Health, Goa, 2002.

34. S.Sahu, Kumkum Sahu and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Activity and Postural Analysis of Nurses Working in Rotating Shifts.


Annual Conference of The Physiological Society of India, Calcutta , 2002.

35. J.Chakraborty, G.Ghosal, T.Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Designing of hand gloves in protection of hand wrist injuries among Jute Mill Workers of West Bengal

Proceedings of the National Seminar on Man and Environment: Recent Trends in Human Biology,

September, Calcutta, 2002, p2. (as abstract)

36. Abhishek Bharadwaj and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Ergonomic Study On Workers Using Grinding Machine in Organized Sector and Proposing Design (ZIG)

To Eliminate Their Physical Trauma During Work. Proceedings of the XIV Annual Conference of the

Physiological Society of India. November, Serampore, Hooghly, 2002.


Application of Ergonomics on Occupational and Environmental Health on Computer Operation.

Proceedings of National Seminar on Risk Management and Control in Electronic Equipment and Computer

Installation. Loss Prevention Association of India Ltd. Calcutta, February, 2003.

38. B. Pramanik, E. Poddar and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Work Perception and Behaviour of Women in Office Environment. Proceedings of National Conference on

Humanizing Work and Work Environment. TIFAC Centre of Relevance and Excellence in Ergonomics and

Human Factors Engineering (TIFAC CORE NITIE), National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE),

Mumbai, India, April 22-24, 2004.

39. Somnath Gangopadhyay, P. Biswas, T. Das and G. Ghoshal

Analysis of Causes Behind City Bus Accidents in Calcutta, India and its Possible Solution. Proceedings of

the 7th

World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. Vienna, Austria. June 6th

– 9th

2004.

pp- 247-248.

40. Tamal Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Evaluation of the Probable Causes of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among the Brick Kiln Workers of West

Bengal. Proceedings of the XXVI Annual Conference of Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists,

Kolkata, November 25-27, 2005 pp 126

41. Goutam Ghoshal and Somnath Gangopadhyay

A Study on Occupational Injuries During Manual Material Handling in a Central Market Area of West


Kolkata, November 25-27, 2005 pp125

42. Tirthankar Ghosh and Somnath Gangopadhyay

A Study on Work-Related Disorders of Blacksmiths involved in Surgical Instrument Industry of West



43.Banibrata Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Cardiovascular stress of preadolescent agricultural workers in different agricultural activities during potato

cultivation. Proceedings of the XXVI Annual Conference of Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists,



Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders through the implementation of ergonomic aids among workers of

unorganised sectors of West Bengal. Lecture was delivered at Symposium on Ergonomics and Work

Efficiency. Proceedings of the 17th

Annual Conference of the Physiological Society of India (PHYSICON

2005), Gulbarga, Karnataka, December 1- 3, 2005, pp 52-53.

45.T.Ghosh and Somnath Gangopadhyay

A study on work related musculoskeletal disorders among the sand core making workers of West Bengal.


Annual Conference of the Physiological Society of India (PHYSICON 2005),

Gulbarga, Karnataka, December 1- 3, 2005, pp 82.

46. Banibrata Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Comparitive Study of Peak Expiratory Flow Rate among the Child Labour in West Bengal, India.

Proceedings of International Ergonomics Conference (HWWE 2005), Indian Institute of Technology,

Guwahati, Assam, December 10-12, 2005, pp 133 (as abstract).

47. Goutam Ghoshal and Somnath Gangopadhyay.

Analysis of Causes Behind Iron Foundry Accidents in West Bengal, India. Proceedings of International

Ergonomics Conference (HWWE 2005), Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, December 10-

12, 2005, pp 129 (as abstract).

48. Tamal Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay.

A Critical Evaluation of the Probable Causes of Musculoskeletal Disorders Prevalent Among the Manual

Material Handling Workers of a Construction Industry. Proceedings of International Ergonomics

Conference (HWWE 2005), Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, December 10-12, 2005,

pp 128 (as abstract)..


A Study on Workstation Design related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Goldsmiths in West Bengal,

India. Proceedings of International Ergonomics Conference (HWWE 2005), Indian Institute of

Technology, Guwahati, Assam, December 10-12, 2005, pp 124 (as abstract).

50. Jisnu Basu, SomnathGangopadhyay, Tirthankar Ghosh, Goutam Ghoshal and Tamal Das.

A Study on Work-Stress and Factors of Dissatisfaction of the Blacksmiths Resulting due to the Difference

in Technology Level with the Upper Links of the Production Chain in Surgical Instrument Industry of West

Bengal. Proceedings of International Ergonomics Conference (HWWE 2005), Indian Institute of

Technology, Guwahati, Assam, December 10-12, 2005, pp 110 (as abstract).

51. Somnath Gangopadhyay, G. Ghoshal and T. Das

Concept of Communal Safety Among Urban Housewives of India. Proceedings of the 8th

World Congress

on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. Durban, South Africa. April 2nd

– 5th

2006. pp- 247-248.

52. Tarannum Ara and Somnath Gangopadhyay.

A Study on the Work Related Health Disorders of Hand Pulled Rickshaw Pullers of Kolkata. Proceedings

of the XVIII Annual Conference of Physiological Society of India, Presidency College, Kolkata, December

8-10, 2006, pp 116.

53. Samrat Dev and Somnath Gangopadhyay.

A Study on Concept of Safety Among Users, Their Parents and Drivers of School Buses of Kolkata.

Proceedings of the XVIII Annual Conference of Physiological Society of India, Presidency College,

Kolkata, December 8-10, 2006, pp 94.

54.Banibrata Das, Goutam Ghoshal, Tamal Das, Tarannum Ara,Samrat Dev and SomnathGangopadhyay,

Assessment of occupation related health disorders among stone cutters of West Bengal, India.

Book of Abstracts of the International Conference on Frontier Researches in Integrative Physiology,

Calcutta University, Calcutta, January 8-10,2007, pp 59.

55. Samrat Dev, Banibrata Das,Goutam Ghoshal,Tamal Das, Tarannum Ara and SomnathGangopadhyay, A study Indian School Buses and drivers concept of safety in school buses of Kolkata

Book of Abstracts of the International Conference on Frontier Researches in Integrative Physiology,

Calcutta University, Calcutta, January 8-10,2007, pp 96.

56. S.Dev,T.Ara,T.Ghosh,T.Das,G.Ghoshal,B.Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay,

Concept of metropolitan city students on the design of a safe school bus : a participatory ergonomics study

Proceedings of International Ergonomics Conference (HWWE 2007), Central Institute of Agricultural

Engineering, Bhopal, December 10-12, 2007, pp 58 (as abstract).

57. B.Das , T.Das G.Ghoshal,T.Ara, S.Dev and Somnath Gangopadhyay,

Study on the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among agricultural workers of West Bengal, India

Proceedings of International Ergonomics Conference (HWWE 2007), Central Institute of Agricultural

Engineering, Bhopal, December 10-12, 2007, pp 108 (as abstract).

58. Tirthankar Ghosh, Shashikala G.V., Somnath Gangopadhyay, V.J.Arunkumar

Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and respiratory disorders among workers exposed to the rice mills at

Karnataka, India Proceedings of 20th

Annual Conference of Pysiological Society of India, Tripura

University, Tripura,2008, pp 31-32.


Implementation of ergonomic interventions for prevention of musculo skeletal disorders among workers of

unorganized sectors of West Bengal. Proceedings of 96th

Indian Science Congress, North Eastern Hill

University, Shillong,2009, pp 6-7.

60.Banibrata Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay An Ergonomic Evaluation of Spading Activity among the

Child Labours in Agriculture Sector in West Bengal. India. Book of Abstracts of International Ergonomics

Conference HWWE 2009 held in Calcutta at University of Calcutta from 17-19 December 2009. Pp 103.

61.Tirthankar Ghosh and Somnath Gangopadhyay: Effect of an Ergonomic Intervention on Muscle

Fatigue and Respiratory Stress of Goldsmiths during Blowing Pipe Activity in India. Book of Abstracts of

International Ergonomics Conference HWWE 2009 held in Calcutta at University of Calcutta from 17-19

December 2009. Pp134.

62.Samrat Dev and Somnath Gangopadhyay: Occupational Factors associated with Low Back Pain

among Kolkata Bus Drivers. Book of Abstracts of International Ergonomics Conference HWWE 2009

held in Calcutta at University of Calcutta from 17-19 December 2009. Pp 160.

63.Rapti Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay: Assessment of Occupational Health Problems among the Part

Time House Maids of West Bengal, India. Book of Abstracts of International Ergonomics Conference

HWWE 2009 held in Calcutta at University of Calcutta from 17-19 December 2009. Pp 167.

64.Wricha Mishra,Amitabha De,R.Iqbal. Somnath Gangopadhyay and A.M.Chandra:

An Integrative Approach for Evaluating Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorder. Book of Abstracts of

International Ergonomics Conference HWWE 2009 held in Calcutta at University of Calcutta from 17-19

December 2009. Pp 62.

65.Somnath Gangopadhyay Ergonomic Interventions in Unorganised Sectors of West Bengal,

Shri Ramendra Sundar Memorial Oration 2009, The Physiological Society of India, Abstracts of

International Conference on Integrative Physiology : Modern Perspective and Platinum Jubilee Celebration

of the Physiological Society of India held in Calcutta from 12-14 November 2009. Pp 82.

66.Amritendu Dutta and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Anthropometric consideration for designing of school furniture. Spandan: Book of Abstract of the UGC

sponsored National Seminar on Emerging issues in Physiology and Allied Sciences held in Vidyasagar

University on 26th

March 2010,Pp 30.

67. Ivy Manna and Somnath Gangopadhyay

A study on the development of psychological and musculoskeletal disorders among the women tea leaf

pluckers of Duars areas. Spandan: Book of Abstract of the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Emerging

issues in Physiology and Allied Sciences held in Vidyasagar University on 26th

March 2010,Pp 39.


A Study on the development of Personal Protective Device in Attempt to Minimize Injuries among

Basketball Players of Kolkata, Invited lecture presented at the Ergonomics Symposium of 14th

Commonwealth International Sports Science Congress held in Delhi from 27-30 September 2010.

Published as an abstract in the Souvenir of the Congress. Pp56.

69.Tirthankar Ghosh and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Implementation of Ergonomic Intervention: A systemic approach on hand muscle fatigue and productivity

of carpenters , Book of Abstract b of 22nd

Annual Conference of the Physiological Society of India & 2nd

Biennial Conference of South Asian Association of Physiologists (SAAP) held in Bangalore from 15- 17

December 2010, Pp 231-232.

70.Goutam Ghoshal and Somnath Gangopadhyay

An Ergonomic Study on the Occurrence of Accidents among Foundry Workers of West Bengal, India,

Book of Abstract of Tripura Science Congress held in Tripura from 8-9 September,2011, Pp 96.

71.Arunabha Bandopadhyay, Samrat Dev and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Study on the prevalence of Musculoskeletal disorders among the coal miners of Eastern Coalfields of India.

Proceedings of the International Conference on Molecules to Systems Physiology: 100 Years Journey,

ICMSP 100, Kolkata, September 21-23, 2011, pp 73.

72. Somnath Gangopadhyay, Krishnendu Sarkar and Prasun Haldar

Prevalence of Musculo Skeletal Disorder among the Manual Material Handling Workers.



73.Samrat Dev, Tarannum Ara, Tamal Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay

A Comparative Study on the Development of Occupational Stress among the Government and Non

Government City Bus Drivers of Kolkata



74. Amartyaa Banerje, Samrat Dev, Tamal Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Study on Different Postures Adopted during Handling of Heavy Load by Manual Material Handling

Workers at the Central Market Area, Kolkata.



75. Amritendu Dutta and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Effect of Back pain and Anthropometric consideration among the school students for designing of school

furniture.



76.Ivy Manna and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Study on the Physiological and Psychological Stress Associated With Productivity

among the Women Tea Leaf Pluckers in Western Duars.



77. Sabarni Chakrabarty, and Somnath Gangopadhyay

A Questionnaire Study of Physical Health among Women Engaged in Chikan Embroidery in West Bengal.




The assessment of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physiological Stress among the Farmers of West

Bengal,India. Proceedings of the XXII Annual National Conference of Physiological Society of

India,PHYSICON 2011, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, December 21-23,2011, pp 123-124.


An Ergonomic Study on the Effect of Different Postures of the Porters of a Central Market Area in Kolkata.


Session of the Indian Science Congress, Bhubaneswar, 2012, pp 63-64.


Occupational health of central market porters in Calcutta (Special Invited Lecture).

Proceedings of the International Conference on Frontiers in Biological Researches, Vidyasagar University,

2012, pp 25.

Full paper in conferences’ proceedings (Full Papers 1994-2010; 10 )


Accidents and occupational health studies of workers engaged in construction work of an organized sector

in India.

Contemporary Ergonomics, “Ergonomics for All”, Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the

Ergonomics Society, U.K., April 19-22, 1994. Edited by S.A.Robertson, Published by Taylor and Francis

Ltd, London, UK, pp 18-22.

2.Goutam Ghoshal and Somnath Gangopadhyay

An Ergonomic Study on Construction Industry Accidents Due to Postural Stress during Manual Material

Handling In West Bengal, India. Humanizing Work and Work Environment (HWWE 2008), International

Ergonomics Conference, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, Edited by Hemant Abhyankar,

Shriram M. Sane, Prakesh R. Vaidya, Vinayak M. kale,Published by Vishwakarma Institute of Technology,

Pune, Printed at kalyani Corporation 2008, pp 225-229.

3.Tamal Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay

A Critical Evaluation of the Probable Causes of Occupational Stress among the Porters of a Central Market

Area in Kolkata. Humanizing Work and Work Environment (HWWE 2008), International Ergonomics

Conference, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, Edited by Hemant Abhyankar, Shriram M. Sane,

Prakesh R. Vaidya, Vinayak M. kale, Published by Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, Printed at

kalyani Corporation 2008, pp 294-299.

4.Tarannum Ara and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Ergonomics and Occupational Health Studies of Footwear Making Workers of Kolkata. Humanizing Work

and Work Environment (HWWE 2008), International Ergonomics Conference, Vishwakarma Institute of

Technology, Pune, Edited by Hemant Abhyankar, Shriram M. Sane, Prakesh R. Vaidya, Vinayak M.

kale,Published by Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, Printed at kalyani Corporation 2008, pp

112-117.

5.Samrat Dev and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Ergonomic Study on the Development of Work Related Musculo Skeletal Disorder (MSD) Among Bus

Conductors of West Bengal. Humanizing Work and Work Environment (HWWE 2008), International

Ergonomics Conference, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, Edited by Hemant Abhyankar,

Shriram M. Sane, Prakesh R. Vaidya, Vinayak M. kale, Published by Vishwakarma Institute of

Technology, Pune, Printed at kalyani Corporation 2008, pp 258-266.

6.Somnath Gangopadhyay, Wricha Mishra and Amitabha De

Ergonomics Study on Development of Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Among Indian Tabla and Drum

Players. Humanizing Work and Work Environment (HWWE 2008), International Ergonomics Conference,

Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, Edited by Hemant Abhyankar, Shriram M. Sane, Prakesh R.

Vaidya, Vinayak M. kale, Published by Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, Printed at kalyani

Corporation 2008, pp 300-305.


A Comparative Analysis of Work Related Musculo Skeletal Disorder (MSD) Between Different Groups of

Workers in West Bengal. Proceedings of Humanizing Work and Work Environment (HWWE 2008),

International Ergonomics Conference, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, Edited by Hemant

Abhyankar, Shriram M. Sane, Prakesh R. Vaidya, Vinayak M. kale, Published by Vishwakarma Institute of

Technology, Pune, Printed at kalyani Corporation 2008, pp 491-496.


Concepts of Ergonomics and its application on the productivity of system design. 3rd

Refresher Course in

Physiology: Outlines of Reading Materials; Edited by B.K.Datta, A.K.Chatterjee and D.Guha. Published by

Academic Staff College and Dept. of Physiology, University of Calcutta, 2001, p 209.


Cognitive Ergonomics and its application in Design in the Proceedings of the 83rd

Orientation Program,

March 1 to 27, 2010.Published by UGC-Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta, 69-70.


Application of ergonomic interventions in unorganized sectors of West Bengal for the prevention of

musculo skeletal disorders in Proceedings of APCHI ERGOFUTURE edited by Dewa Putu Sutjana, I Putu

Gede Adiatmika, I Gusti Ngurah Ardana And I. B. K. Gede Dharma Putra published by Udayana

University Press, Bali, ISBN: 978-602-8566-85-8, 2010,273-279

Peer reviewed paper (international journals)[2003-2012; 22]

1. K. Bose, A. Ghosh, S. Roy and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Blood Pressure and Waist Circumference: An Empirical Study of the Effects of Waist Circumference on

Blood Pressure among Bengalee male jute mill workers of Belur, West Bengal, India.

Journal of Physiological Anthropology and Applied Human Sciences, Japan, 2003: 22,4 pp 169-173.

2. Somnath Gangopadhyay, A. Ray, A. Das, T. Das, G. Ghoshal, P. Banerjee, and S. Bagchi.

A Study On Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma Disorder In Different Unorganised Sectors Of West

Bengal, India.

Journal of Occupational Health (Japan), 2003: 45 (6), pp 351-357

3. Somnath Gangopadhyay and P. Banerjee.

A Study On The Prevalence Of Upper Extremity Repetitive Strain Injuries Among The Handloom Weavers

Of West Bengal.

Journal of Human Ergology (Japan), 2003: Vol. 32 (1) pp 17-22.

4. Somnath Gangopadhyay, B. Brata. Das, T. Das and G. Ghoshal.

Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among pre-adolescent agricultural workers of West Bengal, India.

Ergonomics SA (South Africa), 2004: Vol. 16 (1) pp 2-14.

5. Somnath Gangopadhyay, B. Das, T. Das and G. Ghoshal

An Ergonomic Study on Posture- Related Discomfort among Preadolescent Agricultural Workers of West

Bengal, India. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics (Poland), 2005: Vol. 11(3) pp

315 – 322.

6. Somnath Gangopadhyay, A. Bharadwaj, T. Das and G. Ghoshal.

Ergonomic Study on Workers using Grinding Tools Sector and Proposed Design to Eliminate Physical

Trauma during Work. Ergonomics SA (South Africa), 2005, 17(1), pp 2-12.

7. K.Bose, A.Ghosh, S.Roy and Somnath Gangopadhyay

The relationship of age, body mass index and waist circumference with blood pressure in Bengalee Hindu

male jute mill workers of Belur, West Bengal, India. Anthropologischer Anzeiger (Germany), 2005:Vol. 63

(2) pp 205-212.

8. Somnath Gangopadhyay, BB Das, T. Das and G. Ghoshal.

The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Pre-adolescent Agricultural Workers of West Bengal,

India. Ergonomics SA (South Africa), 2006: Vol. 18 (1) pp 14-21.

9. Somnath Gangopadhyay, T. Das, G. Ghoshal and T. Ghosh

Work Organization in Sand Core Manufacturing for Health and Productivity.

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 2006: Vol.36, pp 915-920.

10. Somnath Gangopadhyay, Tirthankar Ghosh, Tamal Das, Goutam Ghoshal and Banibrata Das,

Impact of Injuries on Work Performance among the Surgical Blacksmiths of West Bengal. International

Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, Vol. 14, No. 2, June 2007, 85-92.

11. Somnath Gangopadhyay, Tirthankar Ghosh, Tamal Das, Goutam Ghoshal and Banibrata Das,

Prevalence of Upper limb Musculo Skeletal Disorders among Brass Metal Workers in West Bengal, India

Industrial Health, Vol. 45, 2007, 365-370

12.Somnath Gangopadhyay, B.Das , G.Ghoshal, T.Das,T.Ghosh, R.Ganguly,K.Samanta,

The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) among the prawn seed collectors of Sundarbans

Journal of Human Ergology,Vol 37,No.2,2008,83-90.

13.Somnath Gangopadhyay, B.Das ,G.Ghoshal, T.Das,T.Ara and S.Dev

Ergonomics study on musculoskeletal disorders among female agricultural workers of West Bengal, India

Ergonomics SA ,Vol 21, No.1, 2009, 11-22.

14. Subhashis Sahu, Moumita Sett and Somnath Gangopadhyay

An Ergonomic study on teenage girls working in the manual brick manufacturing units

in the unorganized sectors in West Bengal, India Journal of Human Ergology Vol. 39 No.1, 2010,35-44.

15. Somnath Gangopadhyay, T.Ghosh,T.Das,G.Ghoshal,B.Das,T.Ara and S.Dev

Effect of Working Posture on Occurrence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among the Sand Core Making

Workers of West Bengal.

Central European Journal of Public Health Vol. 18 No.1, 2010 , 38-42.

16.Somnath Gangopadhyay, Banibrata Das, Tamal Das, Goutam Ghoshal, Tirthankar Ghosh. An

Ergonomic Study on Posture Related Discomfort and Occupational Related Disorders among Stone Cutters

of West Bengal, India.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics (JOSE) Vol. 16 No.1, 2010 , 69-79.

17. Banibrata Das, Tirthankar Ghosh, Somnath Gangopadhyay

A Comparative Study of Physical Fitness Index (PFI) and Predicted Maximum AerobicCapacity(VO2Max)

among the Different Groups of Female Students in West Bengal, India.

International Journal of Applied Sports Sciences, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2010, 13-23.

18. Somnath Gangopadhyay, Tarannum Ara, Tamal Das, Goutam Ghoshal and Samrat Dev

An Occupational Health Study of the Footwear Manufacturing Workers of Kolkata, India.

Studies on Ethno-Medicine, Vol. 5, No.1, 2011, 11-15.


An ergonomics evaluation of posture related discomfort and occupational health problems among rice

farmers.

Occupational Ergonomics, Volume 10, Number 1-2, 2011, 25-38.


Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physiological Stress Among Adult, Male Potato Cultivators

of West Bengal, India.

Asia Pac J Public Health. 2012 Jan 13. [Epub ahead of print]

21.Somnath Gangopadhyay, Tamal Das

An ergonomic study on the onset of mental fatigue among the load handling workers of a central market

area in Kolkata.

Work. 2012 Jan 1;41(0):2467-71.

22.Somnath Gangopadhyay S, Dev S.

Effect of low back pain on social and professional life of drivers of Kolkata.

Work. 2012 Jan 1;41(0):2426-33.

Peer reviewed paper (national journals)[1989-2011; 25 ]

1. R.N.Sen and Somnath Gangopadhyay Ergonomics study on accidents during manual material handling in an engineering factory in West Bengal.

Indian Journal of Physiology and Allied Sciences; 1989, Vol 43, pp 113-118.


Ergonomics and its role in industrial production.

Safety, Health and Environment Scan, 1992, Vol 3 pp10-11.


Ergonomics study on four main types of accidents in a steel industry in India.

Indian Journal of Physiology and Allied Sciences; 1993, Vol 47, pp119-122.


Ergonomics study on burn accidents during handling of hot material in a steel industry in India.

Indian Journal of Physiology and Allied Sciences; 1994, : Vol 48, pp78-82.

5.H.L.Arora, G.P.Agwani and Somnath Gangopadhyay

A study on pulmonary function of Indian steel plant workers.

Indian Journal of Physiology and Allied Sciences; 1995,: Vol 49, pp 78-82.


Occupational health studies of construction workers of a steel plant in India.

Indian Journal of Physiology and Allied Sciences; 1996,: Vol 50, pp145-149.

7. Somnath Gangopadhyay and R.N.Sen

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An ergonomics study on reportable accidents in some industries with hot processes in West Bengal.

Indian Journal of Industrial Medicine; 1997: Vol 43, pp 7-9.


Pulmonary function studies on clinically normal Indian steel plant workers.

Indian Journal of Physiology and Allied Sciences; 1998,: Vol 52, pp 49-52.

9. Somnath Gangopadhyay, A. Ray and P.Mukhopadhyay

A study on effect of respirable dusts on the pulmonary functions of Indian steel plant workers.

Environment and People; 1999,: Vol 6, pp 53-57.

10. Somnath Gangopadhyay and T. Bandyopadhyay

Ergonomics study on analysis of normal activities of Indian women in kitchen.

Biomedicine; 1999: Vol 19,pp 123-128.

11.J.Ghosh and. Somnath Gangopadhyay

Computer bugs-environmental pollution and health hazards.

Environment and People; 2000,: Vol 6, pp 22-24.


An analysis of repetitive strain injuries among three groups of workers.

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine; 2000 , Vol 4, pp39-41.

13. Somnath Gangopadhyay and .H.L.Arora

Analysis of ergonomic causes behind the repetitive accidents of a steel plant in India.

Indian Journal of Physiology and Allied Sciences; 2000: Vol 54, pp 6-12.


Application of initial screening tool to identify occupational risk factors during meat

cutting operation.

Vidyasagar University Journal of Biological Sciences ;2000: Vol 6,pp10-19.


Concepts of Ergonomics and its application in Indian Industry. Ergonomics and Occupational Safety

Published by Loss Prevention Association of India Ltd. and

Indian Society of Ergonomics; 2001, pp 1-6.

16. Somnath Gangopadhyay and E.Poddar

Analysis of working postures of jute mill workers during weaving related activities.

Indian Journal of Physiology and Allied Sciences; 2001,: Vol 55, pp77-85.


Effect of Work Environment on the Working Behavior of Human being.

Environment and People; 2001: Vol 8, p 29.

18. Somnath Gangopadhyay, G. Ghoshal, and T. Das.

An Ergonomic Study on Different Working Postures of Manual Material Handling Workers in The Central

Market Area of West Bengal.

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine; 2002 :Vol 6,pp 225-229.

19. Somnath Gangopadhyay, G. Ghoshal, and T. Das.

An Ergonomic Study on the Prevalence of Cervical Accidents Among Heavy Load Handling Workers in a

Central Market Area of West Bengal. Indian Journal of Physiology and Allied Sciences, January, 2003: Vol

57,No 1 pp-1-9.

20. Somnath Gangopadhyay, T. Das, G. Ghoshal and B. Das.

An Ergonomic Study on the Development of Musculoskeletal Disorders among the Fixed Load and

Variable Load Handling Workers of Kolkata. Indian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2003: Vol. 9 pp 37-

45.

21. Somnath Gangopadhyay, T. Das, G. Ghoshal and P.Biswas.

A Questionnaire Study to Evaluate the Predominant Causes Behind City Bus Accidents in Calcutta, India.

The Indian Journal of Physiology and Allied Sciences, 2005:Vol 59, No 2 , pp33-42.

22. Somnath Gangopadhyay, S.Dev T.Das, G.Ghoshal, , T.Ara,

A study on concept of safety among users of school buses of Kolkata

Journal of Environmental Physiology, Vol. 1, 2008, 11-19

23. Tirthankar Ghosh, Banibrata Das, Somnath Gangopadhyay

Work-related musculoskeletal disorder: An occupational disorder of the goldsmiths in India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2010 :Vol. 35, No 2, pp 321-325.

24.Somnath Gangopadhyay, Samrat Dev, Tamal Das, Goutam Ghoshal and Tarannum Ara

An Ergonomic study on the occurrence of injuries and concept of students on school bus safety in India.

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2011:Vol. 4, No.1, pp 54-60.

25. Banibrata Das, Tirthankar Ghosh, and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Peak Expiratory Flow Rate Among Child Labourers in West Bengal, India

Indian Pediatrics,2011, Vol.48,No.6,pp 487-488.

Chapter in books (1993-2011; 19)


Ergonomics study on MMH accidents in unorganized sectors in Calcutta.

Occupational and Environmental Ergonomics. Edited by R.N.Sen, S.Das, and H.P.Chattopadhyay.

Published by Indian Society of Ergonomics (ISE), 1993; pp 129-133.


Ergonomic study on non-reportable accidents during mechanical maintenance work (MMW) in a Steel.

Plant in India.

Occupational and Environmental Ergonomics, Edited by R.N.Sen, H.P.Chattopadhyay and A.Sinha.

Published by Indian Society of Ergonomics (ISE); 1999, pp 273-276.

3. J. Chakraborty, G. Ghoshal, T. Das and SomnathGangopadhyay

Designing of hand gloves in protection of hand wrist injuries among Jute Mill Workers of West Bengal.

Recent Trends in Human Biology, Edited by A.B. Das Choudhuri, Published by Calcutta University Press;

2004, pp 93-101.

4. Tamal Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay A Critical Evaluation of the Probable Causes of Musculoskeletal Disorders Prevalent Among the Manual

Material Handling Workers of a Construction Industry. Humanizing Work and Work Environment

(HWWE 2005), International Ergonomics Conference, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam,

Edited by Debkumar Chakrabarti and Abhijit Das, Published by Allied Publishers Private Limited (India),

2006, pp 283-287.

5. Goutam Ghoshal and Somnath Gangopadhyay.

Analysis of Causes Behind Iron Foundry Accidents in West Bengal, India. Humanizing Work and Work

Environment (HWWE 2005), International Ergonomics Conference, Indian Institute of Technology,

Guwahati, Assam, Edited by Debkumar Chakrabarti and Abhijit Das, Published by Allied Publishers

Private Limited (India), 2006, pp 288-292.

6. Jisnu Basu, Somnath Gangopadhyay, Tirthankar Ghosh, Goutam Ghoshal and Tamal Das

A Study on Work-Stress and Factors of Dissatisfaction of the Blacksmiths Resulting due to the Difference

in Technology Level with the Upper Links of the Production Chain in Surgical Instrument Industry of West

Bengal. Humanizing Work and Work Environment (HWWE 2005), International Ergonomics Conference,

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, Edited by Debkumar Chakrabarti and Abhijit Das,

Published by Allied Publishers Private Limited (India), 2006, pp 518-525.


Comparitive Study of Peak Expiratory Flow Rate among the Child Labour in West Bengal, India.

Humanizing Work and Work Environment (HWWE 2005), International Ergonomics Conference, Indian

Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, Edited by Debkumar Chakrabarti and Abhijit Das, Published by

Allied Publishers Private Limited (India), 2006, pp 297-304.


A Study on Workstation Design related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Goldsmiths in West Bengal,

India. Humanizing Work and Work Environment (HWWE 2005), International Ergonomics Conference,

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, Edited by Debkumar Chakrabarti and Abhijit Das,

Published by Allied Publishers Private Limited (India), 2006, pp 257-262.

9. Somnath Gangopadhyay, Tamal Das and Goutam Ghoshal,

A Prevalence Study on the Development of Musculo Skeletal Disorders Among the Workers Engaged in

Hand Intensive Jobs in West Bengal In Ergonomic Interventions for Health & Productivity Edited by

Suman Singh, 2007, Chapter 14, 204-213, Himanshu Publications, New Delhi.

10. Somnath Gangopadhyay, Tamal Das, Goutam Ghoshal and Sayantan Roy,

Effects of commonly available pesticides on pulmonary function of agricultural workers of Hooghly

District, West Bengal In Air, Water and Soil Pollution Edited by K.K.Singh, A.Juwarkar,A.K.Singh and

A.Tomar, Section I, Air Pollution, 2007, Chapter 12, 115-121,Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.

11. Somnath Gangopadhyay, Tamal Das, Goutam Ghoshal and Amrita Das Gupta,

Nitrate concentration in potable water of Singur Block of West Bengal In Air, Water and Soil Pollution

Edited by K.K.Singh, A.Juwarkar,A.K.Singh and A.Tomar, Section II, Water Pollution, 2007, Chapter 16,

170-181, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.

12. S.Dev,T.Ara,T.Ghosh,T.Das,G.Ghoshal,B.Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay,

Concept of metropolitan city students on the design of a safe school bus : a participatory ergonomics study

in Section 1: Anthropometry and Work place Design in Developments in Agricultural and Industrial

Ergonomics, Vol 1: General Studies, edited by L.P.Gite, C.R.Mehta, Nachiket Kotwaliwale and Joydeep

Majumder, Allied Publisher Pvt.Ltd, 2009, 12-18.

13. B.Das , T.Das G.Ghoshal,T.Ara, S.Dev and Somnath Gangopadhyay,

Study on the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among agricultural workers of West Bengal, India

in Section 1: Women in Agriculture in Developments in Agricultural and Industrial Ergonomics, Vol

2:Women at Work, edited by L.P.Gite, C.R.Mehta, Nachiket Kotwaliwale and Joydeep Majumder, Allied

Publisher Pvt.Ltd, 2009, 96-104.

14.Samrat Dev,Tarannum Ara, Goutam Ghoshal, Tamal Das, Amitaba Kar and Somnath Gangopadhyay

Occupational Factors Associated with Low Back Pain in Kolkata Bus Drivers, India in Ergonomics

for Everyone, Chapter II Ergonomics in Occupational Health (ISBN 978-81-910303-0-3) edited by

Somnath Gangopadhyay Published by HWWE 2009 Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta,

2010, 61-73

15. Somnath Gangopadhyay, Tamal Das, Goutam Ghoshal, Tarannum Ara, Samrat Dev and Rapti Das.

Assessment of Occupational Health Problems among the Part-Time Housemaids of West Bengal.

in Ergonomics for Everyone, Chapter II Ergonomics in Occupational Health (ISBN 978-81-910303-0-3)

edited by Somnath Gangopadhyay Published by HWWE 2009 Department of Physiology, University of

Calcutta, 2010, 53-60.


An Ergonomic Evaluation of Spading Activity among the Child Labours in Agricultural Sector in West

Bengal, India in Ergonomics for Everyone, Chapter X Ergonomics in Intervention and Design (ISBN 978-

81-910303-0-3) edited by Somnath Gangopadhyay Published by HWWE 2009 Department of Physiology,

University of Calcutta, 2010, 235-246.

17. Suhana Ghosh, Sangita Barman, Somnath Gangopadhyay and A. M. Chandra

An Ergonomic Assessment Of The Library Work Station Design In Relation To The Employees’

Musculoskeletal Health Hazards in Ergonomics for Everyone, Chapter X Ergonomics in Intervention and

Design (ISBN 978-81-910303-0-3) edited by Somnath Gangopadhyay Published by HWWE 2009

Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, 2010, 641-651.

18.Tamal Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay

An ergonomic study on the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorder among the load handling workers of a

central market area in Kolkata in Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management X, Volume

II,Chapter 20 Human Factors attributes of industrially developing countries (ISBN 0-9768143-4-X) edited

by Matthias Gobel, Candice Christie, Swantje Zschernack, AndrewTodd and Miriam Mattison ,Published

by IEA press,California,USA,2011, 121-126.

19. Somnath Gangopadhyay and Goutam Ghoshal

An ergonomic study on the occurrence of accidents among the manual material handling workers of a

central market area in Kolkata in Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management X, Volume II,

Chapter 20 Human Factors attributes of industrially developing countries (ISBN 0-9768143-4-X) edited by

Matthias Gobel, Candice Christie, Swantje Zschernack, AndrewTodd and Miriam Mattison ,Published by

IEA press,California,USA,2011, 127-132.

Edited book (2003-2010; 04)

1.Somnath Gangopadhyay and B.K.Dutta.

Philosophy of Living.

UGC-Academic Staff College, Calcutta University, 2003.

2. Somnath Gangopadhyay, Sreya Chatterjee, Madhura Datta, D.C.Nath

Proceedings of the 83rd

Orientation Program, March 1 to 27, 2010.Published by UGC-Academic Staff

College, University of Calcutta, Pp 136.

3. Somnath Gangopadhyay (Editor)

Ergonomics for Everyone Volume 1 (ISBN 978-81-910303-0-3)

Published by HWWE 2009 Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, 2010, Pp 776.

4. Somnath Gangopadhyay (Editor)

Ergonomics for Everyone Volume 2 (ISBN 978-81-910303-1-0)

Published by HWWE 2009 Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, 2011, Pp 147.

Papers under considerations

1. Somnath Gangopadhyay, Samrat Dev, Tamal Das, Goutam Ghoshal and Tarannum Ara.

Ergonomic Study on the Prevalence of Musculo Skeletal Disorder (MSD) Among Indian Bus Conductors.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics (Accepted).

2. A. M. Chandra, Suhana Ghosh, Sangita Barman, Samrat Dev and Somnath Gangopadhyay

An Ergonomic Study on Musculo-Skeletal Health Hazards among Sawmill Workers of West Bengal, India.

Journal of Human Ergology (In Communication).

3. Somnath Gangopadhyay and Amritendu Dutta

Anthropometric considerations of the young students for designing of School furniture

Journal of Human Ergology (In Communication)

4. TirthankarGhosh, Banibrata Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay.

Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and disorders among rice mill workers in Karnataka, India.

Industrial Health. (Japan), (Accepted)

5. TirthankarGhosh, Banibrata Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay. '

A Study on Factors of Dissatisfaction and Stress of the Blacksmiths Resulting due to the Organizational

Culture in Surgical Instrument Industry of India.' Industrial Psychiatry. (Accepted)

6. TirthankarGhosh, Banibrata Das and Somnath Gangopadhyay.

A Comparative Ergonomic Study of Work-Related Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorder amongthe

Unskilled and Skilled Surgical Blacksmiths in West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Occupational and

Environmental Medicine. (in press)

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