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Understanding and applying the principles of ergonomics consistently in an organization not only reduces the risk of employee injuries, but it also reduces an organization's costs and increases productivity. This newly updated handbook examines 17 new workplace factors_50 in all_to consider when implementing an ergonomics program. Organized alphabetically by factor, each section includes a descriptive checklist, allowing managers to quickly assess each factor's status and level of conformance with safety, quality, and productivity considerations. ... Read more

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Work Design: Industrial Ergonomics, Fifth Edition,gives readers the tools they need to achieve work design that isergonomically effective while remaining economically feasible. Whetherstudying work design/ergonomics in a college classroom, preparing forthe BCPE certification exam, or working as a professional in thefield, readers can depend on this text to provide them with theaccurate, up-to-date information they need.

Written by engineers for engineers, Work Design's central goalis to provide clear, useful guidelines supported by research, science,and practice--guidelines that permit today's designers to "stand onthe shoulders of those who have gone before." This edition providescomprehensive coverage of the work design process, including suchtopics as occurrence sampling, cumulative trauma, macro ergonomics,error reduction, manual material handling, and temporal ergonomics.

Work Design offers an explicit organization, an engaging,conversational style, and clear explanations. The book's 500 pluscharts and graphics dynamically illustrate important concepts andprinciples, and its extensive references give readers confidence inthe text.

About the new edition:

Work Design is now in its fifth edition, ensuring that thematerial has been tested and revised for clarity and accuracy. Inaddition, this thoroughly updated new edition includes:

1. An added chapter on temporal ergonomics, consolidating andintegrating information on work and rest.

2. Additional information on the justification of ergonomics, enablingreaders to understand and demonstrate the desirability of industrialapplications of ergonomics.

3. Ergonomic web sites included in relevant chapters for furtherresearch and discussion.

4. An accompanying software program, ERGO 2000, providing easy accessto over 75 ergonomic tools such as NIOSH lifting, RULA, andanthropometric databases, and numerous ergonomics forms. Instructorscan use the program for student exercises and professionals will findit useful for performing on-the-job tasks.

Work Design is

1. A single source for ergonomics and work measurement. Includeschapters on safety, toxicology, error reduction, and temporalergonomics in addition to standard ergonomics chapters

2. Easy to read and understand

3. Recommended by the BCPE to assist applicants in their preparationfor the three-section BCPE examination ... Read more

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Concise book for the practising ergonomist
The book is an excellent source of reference. It compliments the quality of the preceding editions with additional material that is often surpassed in other books. ... Read more

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Increasing technological sophistication in many countries and the resulting larger world trade has indicated a need to pay greater attention to the international aspects of user interfaces. Many American companies are approaching a situation where half of their sales are outside the United States, and companies in smaller countries often have a much larger proportion of their sales outside their own country. This means that software sales will increasingly depend on their international usability and not just their domestic usability. Seen from a user's perspective more than half of the world's software users will be using interfaces which were originally designed in a foreign country. Usability for this large market of users will depend upon increased awareness of the issues involved in designing user interfaces for international use.

As the European community aims to establish the so-called Single Market by the end of 1992, international software will become even more important in that part of the world. And as if it wasn't hard enough to design user interfaces for use in Europe, there are a further set of problems connected with user interfaces for Asia. Both of these issues are examined in depth.

This is the first publication of its kind to appear on the topic of international user interfaces, and presents both general guidelines and a number of detailed case studies on the many aspects entailed. The book will be of considerable interest to project managers, lecturers, students, developers of basic software and user interface designers.

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A total of 2,183 individuals from industry, academia, research institutes, and governmental agencies from 43 countries submitted their work for presentation at the 7th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction held in San Francisco, in August 1997. Only those submittals which were judged to be of high scientific quality were included in the program. These two volumes contain papers addressing the latest research and application in the human aspects of design and use of computing systems.

Features of these volumes:

• Papers thoroughly cover the entire field of human-computer interaction, including the cognitive, social, ergonomic, and health aspects of work with computers.

• Major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers are addressed in a variety of diversified application areas, including offices, financial institutions, manufacturing, electronic publishing, construction, and health care. ... Read more

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Although work furniture has had so much more attention recently there is a long way to go before this is translated into action in the wider world. Increased international concern for the health and safety of people at work is one of the driving forces behind this book.; The Science of Seating brings together researchers in ergonomics and posture with industrial designers, to review and assess the current state of chair design, with implications for cultural, behavioural and occupational aspects of health. The contributions are a significant step in the science of seating and should lead to a better understanding of the mechanics, dynamics and the effects of seating on the sitter.; They point to ways in which seats might become easier-to-use and adjust, offering both comfort and postural support without compromising freedom of movement: and in the not-too-distant furture, "the intelligent chair" will "remember" the sitter's preferences for position, cushiness and so on.; Topics covered include: Adjustability, Anthropometics, Posture, Back Pain, Biomechanics, Seat Pressure Distributions, School children, Special Needs of Users, Design Applications, Industry Perspectives, VDT Standards.; It is aimed at researchers and practising seating designers, ergonomists, design engineers, occupational health workers and physiotherapists and furniture manufacturers. ... Read more

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Brilliant, one of a kind
Best book for office seating I have read, strong recommend! ... Read more

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Easy-to-read introduction to the role of the visual system in the workplace will inspire and instruct many professional ergonomists and human resources professionals to appreciate more fully the relationship between good vision and the efficiency and safety of job performance. Paper. ... Read more

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er*go*nom*ic (er-ga-'na-mik) adj: designed to allow people and the things people use to interact in the safest, most effective, and most comfortable manner

You work indoors. You're not on your feet all day and you do no heavy lifting. You have escaped from the brutal nature of most human labor. And yet at the end of the day you feel exhausted. You have vague aches and pains that you are embarrassed to mention to your doctor. If you do, the doctor gives you some equally vague advice: take it easy; don't push yourself; get more rest. If that doesn't work, maybe you're a whiner, a hypochondriac.

Or maybe you're being attacked by your possessions.

Perhaps you've been making do with a worn-out old mattress in the bedroom, an office chair that won't let you sit up straight, and a computer screen that you struggle to read with your bifocals. You bought a desk and a file cabinet whose colors complement each other perfectly, but you had no idea how downright irritating ordinary furniture can get if the only choice you bother with is matching style and color.

Somewhere in this world is a reading light, chair, bed, perhaps even a keyboard and desk, built just for you. This book will show you how to find them.

HOME

• How to Enter Your Home

• The Child-Friendly Home

• How to Prepare Food

• How to Relax

• How to Sleep

OFFICE

• Territory

• The Inner Circle

• Ambience

• Storage

• The Personal Computer

• The Information-Age Habitat

Customer Reviews (8)

Love This Book
This book was given to me yesterday and I have read the entire book and still can't put it down!Everything in ERGONOMIC LIVING makes sense and causes one to ponder why they had not thought of these common sense revelations sooner.I especially enjoyed chapter 3, How to Prepare Food, where the authors actually show diagrams of Ergonomic Kitchens and walks the reader through The Kitchen Test.Chapter 4 was another favorite, How to Relax, where the author states "You don't deserve to be tormented by your own hard-won possessions."This book is a must for new homeowners; I'm buying a copy for my daughter right now.

NOreen O'Brien

This book needs to stick to ergonomics.
While I did learn several things about ergonomics, I finally put the book down when I got tired of the preaching.Many of the author's topics were not on subject and, instead, were rantings about the time we spend watching television or other pet peeves of the authors.It got really old.I was looking forward to learning how to design my home.I didn't need the nagging.I would not recommend this book to anyone.

Ergo Gnomic?
This trade paperback is chock full of practical advice and downright wisdom. It tells us how to structure home and office to fit the human body, all its limitations and wondrous powers. Ergonomic Living follows its own advice such that form follows function and use.

The book has two major sections, home and office. There are eleven chapters: How to Enter Your Home, How to Relax, The Inner Circle. Each briefly introduces a series of concise, well-designed modules: The Deafening Kitchen, Wiring and Cables, Effective Ambient Lighting, Choosing the Right Pillow. The photos and illustrations are excellent. "You have a right to an ergonomic kitchen in which your personal needs, both physical and mental, come first." The authors show you how to exercise that right. Right on!

For many parents, the chapter on creating a child-friendly home will, by itself, be worth the price of the whole book.

My edition is a little out of date on some things, but the principles remain sound, the information useful. For example, someone ready to buy a DVD recorder will profit from the section on selecting a VCR. The summary still applies: "Difficult to memorize controls are never used. Remotes keyed to newspaper codes will be used frequently. Remotes keyed to instruction booklet diagrams will be ignored. Tactile well balanced [sic] remotes will remain near your hand. Slippery, flat remotes will end up on the floor. Basic controls should be immediately obvious."

_Ergonomic Living_ is a warm, pragmatic and, yes, wise book. It concludes, "Change, movement and grace. This is a friendly world; we built it, and now we have the tools to live in it on your own terms. We can choose to inhabit healthful, comfortable environments, amicable places that serve our needs. We can be the masters of our own possessions, the actors on a human-centered stage. We can feel good all day."

Whether you are new to the home office or a seasoned pro, this brilliant book can help you feel better all day.

Ken Graff
©2003, Words in Action
www.wordsinaction.biz
(626)755-3067

A sleeper
How can you NOT love a book with a chapter called "How to Sleep?" Believe it or not, there is zero hype here. The authors have done their ergonomic homework and the solutions they come up with willamaze you. Highly recommended!

A fascinating and USEFUL book!
I can see how Gordon Inkeles, the great massage author, became interested in this health-oriented subject. Co-author Iris Schencke is an ergonomics expert. Their collaboration produced a winner-a book that you will turn toagain and again to make your life less stressful. Unlike so many self-helpprograms, the suggestions here really work. ... Read more

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The key to profitability and success in both the medical device and the equipment markets often relates to how easy your products are to use. User acceptance and preference frequently is dependent upon ergonomic design.Medical Device and Equipment Design helps you enhance your product design, maximize user acceptance, and minimize potential problems in the marketplace. It provides practical guidance on how to plan and incorporate ergonomic design principles into medical devices and equipment so users intuitively feel comfortable with the product.Design engineers, usability and reliability engineers, software programmers, documentation specialists, product managers, quality engineers, and market/product managers will find this text invaluable in getting usability built into products from the very beginning. ... Read more

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Great book, terrible price
The writing and coverage of this book are both excellent. It is in fact the only book on the topic of designing user interfaces for medical equipment. The price, however, is staggering. Be certain that you will need this book before plunking down that much money. At that price, one would expect it to be in full color--and some of the graphics in the book really suffer for being black and white.

Wiklund covers a great deal of the medical device design process with specific examples. At seven years old, the book is also becoming a bit dated--it is time for a revision.

A good start if your a budding medical inventor
I ordered this book with the idea that this would give me an understanding of the environment that our company is going to put our product into, not so. This is a book for the budding medical inventor who wants to have abasic understanding of the hoops they are going to have to jump thru to gettheir product to market or even before an interested medical company. Thisit does quite well and goes on to list other resources that dive moredeeply and completely into the FDA, ISO, and other bureaucracies you'llface. ... Read more

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Completely revised and updated, taking the scientific rigor to a whole new level, the second edition of the Occupational Ergonomics Handbook is now available in two volumes. This new organization demonstrates the enormous amount of advances that have occurred in the field since the publication of the first edition. The editors have brought together researchers from a wide range of disciplines with pioneering practitioners in industry to cover a diverse list of ergonomics topics. The second edition not only provides more information but makes it more accessible.

Fundamental and Assessment Tools for Occupational Ergonomics introduces basic principles of ergonomics in system design and evaluation, as well as comprehensive approach to work related musculoskeletal disorders. This volume is a comprehensive source of theoretical ergonomics knowledge relevant to product and process quality, management of health and safety, and productivity in a variety of industries and businesses.

Interventions, Controls, and Applications in Occupational Ergonomics begins with descriptions of the elements of the ergonomics processes, including success factors for implementation of industrial ergonomics programs. It includes coverage of injury surveillance database systems and corporate health management for the design and evaluation of health in industrial organizations, ergonomics processes from the small and large industry perspectives, and human digital modeling, as well as facilities planning and organizational design and macro-ergonomics. Additional chapters present methods and techniques for engineering control, including tried and true strategies and pitfalls to avoid, and discuss the theory and practice of ergonomics interventions in the workplace.

Narrowing the focus while broadening the coverage, each individual volume supplies immediate access to important information. One of the most comprehensive sources for ergonomic knowledge available, providing both sound theory and practical examples, this book is a valuable resource for anyone in the field. ... Read more

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Warnings are much more than most people think they are. Warnings are some of our most important communications. They are commonly used to prevent personal injury and property damage. In some circumstances, a failure in the warning process can lead to death or devastating injury. Therefore, warnings are being asked to perform a substantial role in the welfare and safety of people, and effective warnings are an important, serious concern.

The Handbook of Warnings presents a technical discussion on warnings including theory, research, and application. It describes warning design standards and guidelines; aspects of law relevant to warnings such as government regulations, case/trial litigation, and the role of expert testimony in these cases; and international, health/medical, and marketing issues. Broken into thirteen major sections, the chapters in this text cover theory, research, applications, and law, and many different perspectives on topics associated with warnings. No other book gives a more comprehensive treatment of warnings.

This text will appeal to those whose study, work, or research concerns the design of hazard communications by linguistic, symbolic, and auditory means. In addition, the blending of research, theory, and applications will also be informative to a much wider array of target audiences including professional safety engineers, health and medical professionals, occupational safety specialists, consumer product and industrial equipment designers, government regulators of consumer products and industrial safety, documentation writers, and plaintiff and defense attorneys involved in product- and premises-liability claims. ... Read more

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Hailed on first publication as a compendium of foundational principles and cutting-edge research, The Human-Computer Interaction Handbook has become the gold standard reference in this field. Derived from select chapters of this groundbreaking resource, Human-Computer Interaction: Designing for Diverse Users and Domains emphasizes design for users as such as children, older adults, and individuals with physical, cognitive, visual, and hearing impairments. It also discusses HCI in the context of specific domains including healthcare, games, and the aerospace industry.

Topics include the role of gender in HCI, information technology and older adults, motor vehicle driver interfaces, and user-centered design in games. While human-computer interaction may have emerged from within computing, significant contributions have come from a variety of fields including industrial engineering, psychology, education, and graphic design. No where is this more apparent then when designing solutions for users as diverse as children, older adults, and individuals with physical, cognitive, visual, or hearing impairments.

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We all wish to be productive and successful.Nobody wants to suffer from pains in their wrists or shoulders or backs or "headaches".Karl and Anne Kroemer show how to:
*set up the office, in the company building and at home
*interact with your colleagues
*organize and pace the work
*select and arrange computer, equipment, and furniture
*utilize good lighting, sound environment, and climate
...in other words, how to work "at ease and efficiently".

This is a practical book based on sound theory and solid research.It has nine fast paced chapters, written so that anyone can understand it and apply it.It is well illustrated with both drawings and brief case studies, and each section concludes with a series of practical design recommendations. ... Read more

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Easy-to-implement advice for comfortable, productive work environments

Safety Managers Guide to Office Ergonomics offers easy-to-follow, non-technical advice that helps you prevent on-the-job injury. You'll learn how to create comfortable, productive working environments as well as resolve employee discomfort before discomfort becomes a debilitating injury. With some fifteen years of experience in office ergonomics, author Craig Chasen has performed more than 4,000 ergonomic evaluations of employees and their work environments, which form the foundation of the book.

Safety Managers Guide to Office Ergonomics guides you through the ergonomic evaluation process and then logically organizes employee discomfort by the body part affected. Using his own ergonomic evaluations as case studies, the author enables you to hear how employees express a particular discomfort and visualize the posture and workstation set-up that caused or contributed to the complaint. Each case ends with easy-to-implement solutions to resolve the discomfort. Because ergonomic solutions are specific to an individual's size, work activities, and workstation configuration, the author provides several scenarios for each area of discomfort, helping you tailor your solution to the specific needs of an employee. This book also helps you evaluate and purchase office equipment that enables employees to work as comfortably and productively as possible.

Written in straightforward language, Safety Managers Guide to Office Ergonomics is ideal for anyone responsible for creating and managing a healthy work environment. Even if you are not responsible for others, you'll find that this book's helpful advice enables you to avoid on-the-job injury and work as comfortably as possible. ... Read more

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Great real life ergonomic solutions, an easy read and practical guide to real world ergonomics
Now that you have learned about ergonomics what do you do when you are trying to find an ergonomic solution. Well that was my issue and this book Safety Managers Guide to Office Ergonomics was a great help. It is organized in chapters that quickly lead me through setting up an ergonomic safety program. The book provides a sample of a company ergonomic program that you can take and edit to your own. Then it gets into the process of conducting an ergonomic office evaluation. And most importantly, what to do once you have identified the area of discomfort. It goes from solving shoulder and neck issues to lots of pictures of real office desk set ups and how to change them. I purchased a couple of these books for safety and HR friends so they can solve their employees ergonomic issues. Craig Chasen is a hands on ergonomist that works on solving ergonomic issues everyday. And that is why the photos are so great. They give you a comparison of before and after that I found very helpful. The photos alone would be worth the purchase price. Actually seeing the difference that a chair makes or having hands reaching up to the keyboard or shoulders all stressed out and flexed up to the shoulders, the photos showing these postures with before and after pictures are educational.
Spend an hour or two with this book over a weeks time and I think you will see what I mean. It is a lot easier than reading a thick text books on ergonomics looking for solutions to a ergonomic problem that an employee needs NOW. It is a practical guide to hands on ergonomic evaluations.
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This unique book teaches therapists how to use ergonomics to optimize human performance and improve patient health. It explains what recommendations should be made to industry to promote healthy work habits and decrease the incidence of musculoskeletal injuries and discusses proper body mechanics, work simplification techniques, and recommendations for ergonomic equipment. ... Read more

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Today, more and more Web sites are providing content in multiple languages for targeted countries, and more and more products are being designed for cultural differences in mind. However, the concept of cross-cultural design has not yet become a strong force in the practitioners' and educators' agenda. This book looks at techniques, software, tools, the current state of the art, and future directions that one needs to understand for a successful application of cross-cultural interface design.

Usability and Internationalization of Information Technology provides a bridge between theoretical foundations and practical examples, as well as guidelines for designing information technology for different cultures, languages, and locales. Written by some of the foremost practitioners from the United States, Europe, and Asia, the book is organized into three sections. It begins with a general introduction to the topic and discusses cultural considerations. Part II focuses on some aspects of design, cost justification and international usability evaluations. Part III covers three case studies on international user interface design. An appendix is included at the end of the book, providing a list of books and magazines published in the area of internationalization in the user interface design, project management, software design and development fields, as well as valuable resources, the leading journals, and the non-profit organizations that deal with internationalization. ... Read more

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Good Job

not intended for people that don't want to go very deep in to the topic from many directions. if your not that type of reader then its a hard read but if you are then this is probably on of the better books out in the market in the subject. so if you interested in taking you're site to the next level and support or at least know about the options , this is a great start point.

4 and not 5 only because it was a hard read for me, although probably the only good book in the topic out but still is a hard read. ... Read more

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This important book focuses on the role of human factors in the design and use of automobiles. It should review current knowledge of human characteristics as related to passenger car design and thus serve as a basis for new car design and design evaluation. Comprehensive and accessible, the book is organized around the following themes: human capabilities and limitations in car design - anthropometry, biomechanics, human vision, motorskills, and cognition; the physical aspects of car design - occupant packaging', entry and egress, seating, luggage loading, occupant protection, thermal environment; informational aspects of design - displays and controls, HUDS, icons, warnings, vehicle lighting and sounds; and special topics such as driving performance models, driver workload, older drivers, and computer-aided ergonomic design.; It is Aimed At Automotive Designers, Government Agencies Concerned With Car passenger transport issues and the ergonomics research community. ... Read more

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great resource for automotive intetrior designers
I have not read the book completely. But it contains lot of useful "must have" informtions for any interior design engineers. I have been looking for this book for many months "it is out of print". Please let me know if you find any other book with similar contents.
Thanks. ... Read more

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Each year public awareness of the importance of ergonomics for improving people's working conditions and home environment increases, as the application of ergonomics brings more and more tangible benefits to society at large. The Annual International Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark in June 1993, sponsored by the International Foundation for Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Research brought together more than 200 ergonomic professionals from North America, Europe and Asia to present over 120 research papers, in a quest to share their knowledge of new developments in design for people and improving safety at work.; This volume is a reference on the variety of problems that industrial and office workers face today, and moreover, offers solutions in the drive towards the safe workplace. ... Read more

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Explains in plain and accessible language how best to set out an ergonomics specification based on an analysis of the work to be done. Pays special attention to design for safety, for usability, and for maintenance. Paper. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Not as strong as I hope.
This book has usefull data but it's not pleasant to read, I believed that I'll find more new data and techniques in ergonomics. It contains some tables with usefull information which can be used in your design parameters. ... Read more

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Using a direct, down-to-earth style to provide essential knowledge about ergonomic designs that fit the human body and mind, Fitting the Human: Introduction to Ergonomics, Sixth Edition follows the motto of the previous editions: coverage of sound science that is easy to read, easy to understand, and easy to apply. This sixth edition of a seminal textbook remains true to its original goal of providing quick access to the ergonomic information required to engineer workplaces, machinery, offices, computers, lighting, and more to fit the humans who use them.

New Organization Makes Teaching Complex Issues Easier

With new data and an updated layout that helps students grasp the concepts, this book delineates true human engineering, as opposed to trying to select or train people to do things with ill-designed equipment. Ergonomics guru Karl Kroemer organizes detailed knowledge regarding body size, strength, and mobility, as well as motivation, perceptions, acquired skills, and work demands including shift work. This sixth edition maintains the straightforward, lucid presentation of the previous editions, while updating the material to include coverage of work climate (both physical and psychosocial), material handling, electronic keyboards, and offices (at home and at the company) — factors that continually change the demands on the human not only in equipment but in the physical and social environments. With additional figures, graphs, and tables, this text remains the first choice for teaching the fundamental and most successful ergonomics approach: make the details and overall work system fit the human.

Customer Reviews (2)

Great service
Nothing negative to say.Correct book, arrived quickly (2-3 days from TX to AZ using standard ground), no damage whatsoever, brand new, and sealed in the clear plastic wrapping.Best price as well.Thank you very much.

Fitting the Human
Hard for students to follow; text/paragraphs seem incompete and in need of better flow. 5th edition was better. Does not use the english system of measurements,Little data is given for the American population; other pop. are interesting, but we need to focus on the US pop. Limited references; most are his! ... Read more

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This volume is concerned with the human factors, ergonomics, and safety issues related to the design of products, processes, and systems, as well as operation and management of business enterprises in both manufacturing and service sectors of contemporary industry. The book is organized into ten sections that focus on the following subject matters:

I: Enterprise Management
II: Human Factors in Manufacturing
III: Processes and Services
IV: Design of Work Systems
V. Working Environment
VI. Product and System Safety
VII. Safety Design Issues
VIII. Safety Management
IX. Hazard Communication
X. Occupational Risk Prevention

This book will be of special value to researchers and practitioners involved in the design of products, processes, systems, and services, which are marketed and utilized by a variety of organizations around the world.

Seven other titles in the Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics Series are:
Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare
Advances in Applied Digital Human Modeling
Advances in Cross-Cultural Decision Making
Advances in Cognitive Ergonomics
Advances in Occupational, Social and Organizational Ergonomics
Advances in Ergonomics Modeling & Usability Evaluation
Advances in Neuroergonomics and Human Factors of Special Populations