Introduction to ergonomics / R.S. Bridger

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1995Description: xxii, 529 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 71132945
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TA 166 .B75 1995
Contents:
Anatomy, posture and body mechanics -- anthropometric principles in work-station design -- anthropometric principles in work-station design -- work-space design for standing and seated workers -- the upper body at work -- design of manual handling tasks -- physiology, workload and work capacity -- industrial applications of physiology -- heat, cold and the design of the physical environment -- vision, light and lighting -- hearing, sound and noise -- human information processing, performance and skill -- display controls and human-machine interaction -- memory, language and the design of verbal material -- cognitive ergonomics - problem-solving and decision-making -- ergonomics, work organization and work system design.
Summary: This engineering-oriented text is aimed at the introductory course in ergonomics usually required of industrial engineering majors. It provides a blend of the physical techniques and the cognitive aspects of ergonomics and features many practical cases, examples and instructive illustrations.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Anatomy, posture and body mechanics -- anthropometric principles in work-station design -- anthropometric principles in work-station design -- work-space design for standing and seated workers -- the upper body at work -- design of manual handling tasks -- physiology, workload and work capacity -- industrial applications of physiology -- heat, cold and the design of the physical environment -- vision, light and lighting -- hearing, sound and noise -- human information processing, performance and skill -- display controls and human-machine interaction -- memory, language and the design of verbal material -- cognitive ergonomics - problem-solving and decision-making -- ergonomics, work organization and work system design.

This engineering-oriented text is aimed at the introductory course in ergonomics usually required of industrial engineering majors. It provides a blend of the physical techniques and the cognitive aspects of ergonomics and features many practical cases, examples and instructive illustrations.

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