A Guide to Human Factors and Ergonomics, Second EditionThis book focuses on the role of ergonomics in the manufacturing context, and looks at a number of design issues: anthropometry, posture, manual materials handling, lighting, noise, warnings, signals, controls, information processing, workstation layout, process layout, shift-work, job satisfaction, task analysis, ergonomic assessment and enhancing manufacturability and maintainability. Intended for engineers and students of engineering who design manufacturing systems and workstations, this text is also invaluable to human factors/ergonomics professionals who want to understand the manufacturing applications of ergonomics. |
Contents
Case Studies of Implementation of Ergonomics in Manufacturing | 7 |
Illumination at Work | 9 |
Anthropometry in Workstation Design | 17 |
Physical Work and Heat Stress | 29 |
Manual Lifting | 39 |
77 | 40 |
12 | 47 |
Standing Sitting or SitStanding? | 55 |
Design of Symbols Labels and Visual Displays | 115 |
Development of Training Programmes and Skill Development | 121 |
Noise | 131 |
58 | 136 |
Shift Work | 143 |
Whole Body Vibration | 151 |
27 | 156 |
Design for Maintainability | 171 |
Common terms and phrases
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