Ergonomics & Human Factors

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Guidelines for Developing Instructions
Published:
March 15, 2004
Author(s):
Kay Inaba; Stuart O. Parsons; Robert J. Smillie
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Confusing, inadequate instructions for setting up and using consumer products are not only unhelpful, but potentially dangerous. They may contain wrong information, poor warnings, and no pictures or illustrations. Standards are either non-existent or little known, even though the U.S. government …
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Safety Management: A Qualitative Systems Approach
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May 15, 2003
Author(s):
John Davies; Alastair Ross; Brendan Wallace; Brendan Wallace
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Professionals striving for accident reduction must deal with systems in which both technical and human elements play equal and complementary roles. However, many of the existing techniques in ergonomics and risk management concentrate on plant and technical issues and downplay human factors and " …
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An Engineer's View of Human Error, Third Edition
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July 10, 2001
Author(s):
Trevor Kletz
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Office Ergonomics
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May 10, 2001
Author(s):
Karl H.E. Kroemer
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Office workers form a large and growing proportion of the workforce, especially with the growth of the service sector. Almost all of us work in computerised offices, and have become strongly attached to these machines. We wish to be productive and successful, satisfied with our work, get along with …
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Hierarchial Task Analysis
Published:
August 10, 2000
Author(s):
Andrew Shepherd
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Hierarchical Task Analysis (HTA) is carried out by professionals who have to undertake a wide range of human factors and human resource design decisions. Using a wide range of industries and contexts to demonstrate the aplicability of HTA in various settings, the author has used straightforward and …
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Material Handling Systems: Designing for Safety and Health
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May 11, 2000
Author(s):
Charles Reese
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This book points out the safety and health concerns as well as the regulatory requirements for safe material handling. Many material handling venues are discussed from cranes to industrial robots. This diverse approach to material handling safety will be of interest to those who are responsible for …
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Guide to Methodology in Ergonomics: Designing for Human Use
Published:
October 14, 1999
Author(s):
Neville A. Stanton; Mark S. Young
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The evaluation and assessment of appropriate design approaches for usable human-machine interfaces is at the heart of ergonomics. A Guide to Methodology in Ergonomics arises from work, carried out by Neville Stanton for the EPSRC/Department of Transport, to compile and review a pool of …
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The History of Human Factors and Ergonomics
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March 01, 1999
Author(s):
David Meister
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Human factors/ergonomics (HFE) as a discipline has grown by accretions rather than having been developed systematically and deliberately. Therefore, this book's goal creates a formal conceptual structure for HFE. It is intended as a contribution to cultural history because (a) ours is a …
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An Introduction To Usability
Published:
January 20, 1998
Author(s):
Patrick W. Jordan
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This work gives a broad introductory overview of the topic of usability. Firstly, usability is defined and a framework for identifying different aspects of usability is given. The main principles for creating usable designs are expounded, followed by practical advice as to how to design usable …
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Guide to Manual Materials Handling
Published:
June 12, 1997
Author(s):
A. Mital
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Manual Materials Handling MMH creates special problems for many different workers worldwide. Labourers engaged in jobs which require extensive lifting/lowering, carrying and pushing/pulling of heavy materials have suffered increasing rates of musculo-skeletal injury, especially to the back.; This …
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