Introduction. Body Mechanics at Work: Risk Assessment and Design. User-Centered Workspace Design Using Anthropometric Data. Static Work: Principles for Risk Assessment and Design. Repetitive Tasks: Risk Assessment and Task Design. Design and Evaluation of Manual Handling Tasks. Physically Demanding Work: Stress and Fatigue. Job Demands, Workplace Stress, and Health. Design and Assessment in Hot and Cold Workplaces. Visual Environment: Measurement and Design. Hearing, Sound, Noise, and Vibration. Human Information Processing and Mental Workload. Design of Displays and Controls. Information Technology, Memory, and Language. Human Error, Accidents, and Safety. Systems Design and Assessment. Epilogue. Appendices. Glossary. References. Further Reading. Index
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superbly written and unique historical treatise of how the human factors/ergonomics discipline came to be and how it has progressed over the past century. ! a treasure trove of history, mainstay principles, practical examples, and thought-provoking applications for HF/E. This book is an absolute must for professors teaching ergonomics and human engineering at any level. It is replete with concrete examples that make for good didactic lecture material that can incite students to think proactively in implementing design decisions - not only data-based but rooted in workplace practicality. ! I highly recommend that all HF/E practitioners, as well as professors in the field, consider this book as a superb guidance source. -- Gerald P. Krueger, ERGONOMICS IN DESIGN, Fall 2010 a ! awell-known textbook of basic ergonomics now in its third edition. It has a practical, down-to-earth approach to the subject. This new edition has sought to enhance practicability by including an "ergonomics workshop" in each chapter which gives worked examples and identifies tools or "instruments" to do specific ergonomic jobs ! Rating, four stars (Buy, read, and keep) --Andy Slovak, Occupational Medicine, February 2011
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