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by Dan MacLeod
February 27, 2006
Written by one of the most experienced practitioners in the field, The Ergonomics Kit for General Industry, Second Edition supplements the advice given in the first edition regarding the fundamentals of setting up a program with additional material on the actual process of solving problems. Many new success stories have been added. All of which serve to illustrate how the process can work under various circumstances and organizational cultures, to improved workplace conditions, to maximize employee well being and productivity. This book contains everything readers need to know to set up or improve their workplace ergonomics process.
by Martin Helander
December 16, 2005
This introductory text is a revision and update of the successful first edition. While most ergonomics and human factors textbooks give emphasis to physical aspects of ergonomics, this new edition gives a broad overview of cognitive as well as physical ergonomics and provides tools needed to solve systems problems and propose adequate design solutions. Written in an accessible style, the book presents a systems approach to human factors and ergonomics that leads to complete understanding and helps to explain the myths and misconceptions in ergonomics. It shows how to collect data on users and operators and how to convert data to good design, and offers a practical guide to the design and analysis of systems.
by Kate Montgomery
March 13, 2007
...well-illustrated with drawings and photographs . . .can see exactly what causes CTS . . .exercises prevent occurrence.. relieve existing pain . . . --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
by Karl H.E. Kroemer
August 12, 2005
Written by an expert in human factors and ergonomics, this book explores designing for population groups that do not meet the customary standards in age, size, and abilities. The book illustrates various approaches to measuring the characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of those who differ from the norm. It provides the how-tos of designing for people who are smaller, weaker, or bigger, discusses specifically the design for persons with disabilities and the aging population, and covers human factors engineering for expectant mothers and ergonomics for children and teenagers. The author demonstrates how to design tools, homes, and environments to make working space safe and living space easy.
by William S. Marras
February 2, 2006
The first volume the Occupational Ergonomics Handbook focuses on the needs of professionals and students in their broadly defined areas of occupational ergonomics. Designed to facilitate ergonomics as a sound methodology for work-related systems design, it features the principles of ergonomics in systems design and evaluation, and provides a comprehensive approach to the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. It includes chapters on upper extremity analysis, back care, tools of the trade, and more. This volume is a complete source of ergonomic knowledge relevant to product and process quality and the management of health, safety, and productivity in a variety of industries.
by Waldemar Karwowski (Editor)
December 16, 2005
Human factors and ergonomics (HFE) standards and guidelines play an important role in facilitating the design and optimal working conditions with regard to human safety, health, and general well-being-as well as system performance in the context of technological advances and opportunities for economic development worldwide. Such standards and guidelines offer guidance on the design of work systems including tasks, equipment, and workplaces, as well as working conditions in relation to human capacities and limitations. The Handbook of Standards and Guidelines in Ergonomics and Human Factors offers a comprehensive review of and knowledge about the selected international and national standards and guidelines in the broadly defined area of ergonomics and human factors-including relevant safety and health issues.
by Michael S. Wogalter (Editor)
January 20, 2006
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.
by William S. Marras
February 2, 2006
The second volume of The Occupational Ergonomics Handbook, Second Edition focuses on the needs of professionals and students in the area of occupational ergonomics. It features systematic applications of ergonomics theories and data in the design and management of many industries and businesses. It includes new information on management, ergonomic design for facility planning, ergonomics for processing and distribution industries, and product design for occupational ergonomics. A must for industrial engineers and others concerned with workplace ergonomics, this volume is a complete source of ergonomic knowledge relevant to the management of health, safety, and productivity.
by Waldemar Karwowski
January 20, 2006
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by Franklin Stein, Ingrid Söderback, Susan Cutler, Barbara Larson
March 10, 2006
This practical book describes how the principles of ergonomics should be applied by occupational therapists. It clearly demonstrates how to create functional environments to prevent injuries and enabling people with disabilities to engage in everyday occupations. Occupational stress and other psychological variables are considered in the ergonomics of work. Includes case studies of an administrative secretary, industrial worker, assembly line food handler and maintenance worker. Contains a unique insight into the Scandinavian experience in universal design and everyday ergonomics. Provides material for applying ergonomic principles to the work environment, including descriptions of the most common injuries occurring at work, occupational rehabilitation programs, job analysis, functional capacity assessments, and work samples.
Recent Publications for Ergonomics Books
