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The Eastman Kodak Company
ISBN: 9780471418634
Format: Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
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* Long awaited revision of the best known and most well respected guide to the subject * The only book that covers ergonomics and human factors from an applied practitioner?s approach * Distills the information and presents it in simple, easy to understand and implement guidelines and how-tos.
Written for those who are on the job but not necessarily professionally trained ergonomists, the principles and approaches detailed in this highly regarded guide have all been implemented in real-world workplace environments and proven successful in reducing the potential for occupational injury, increasing the number of people who can perform a job, and improving employee performance on the job. More than 150 clear and informative illustrations and tables help convey data and information in eight sections: * Ergonomics design philosophy * Human reliability and information transfer * Evaluation of job demands * Work design * Workplace design * Manual handling in occupational tasks * Equipment design * Environment
| ISBN | 0471418633 | | Pages | 736 | | ISBN13 | 9780471418634
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc | | Weight (grammes) | 1110 | | Imprint | John Wiley & Sons Inc | | Published in | New York | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 241 | | Publication date | 30 Oct 2003 | | Width (mm) | 165 | | Library of Congress | T59.7 \.E7 | | Spine width (mm) | 38 | | DEWEY | 620.82 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| | | Preface | | | | | | Acknowledgments | | | | 1 | | Ergonomics Design Philosophy | | 1 | | | | Ergonomics and Human Factors | | 1 | | | | Ergonomics Program Characteristics in Other Companies | | 5 | | | | An Ergonomics Problem-Solving Technique | | 18 | | | | For Whom Do We Design? | | 27 | | | | United States and International Standards Related to Ergonomics | | 74 | | 2 | | Evaluation of Job Demands | | 99 | | | | Principles | | 101 | | | | Analysis Methods | | 121 | | 3 | | Workplace Design | | 191 | | | | General Workplace Layout and Dimensions | | 191 | | | | Computer Workstations | | 203 | | | | Laboratories | | 217 | | | | Visual Work Dimensions | | 228 | | | | Floors, Ramps, and Stairs | | 234 | | | | Conveyors | | 247 | | | | Adjustable Workstations | | 249 | | 4 | | Equipment Design | | 269 | | | | Overall Considerations | | 270 | | | | Maintainability | | 273 | | | | Design of Displays | | 280 | | | | Design of Controls | | 294 | | | | Tool Design | | 342 | | 5 | | Human Reliability and Information Transfer | | 373 | | | | Human Reliability | | 373 | | | | Information Transfer | | 382 | | 6 | | Work Design | | 411 | | | | Organizational Factors in Work Design | | 411 | | | More... | | |
"Provides practical, tested and straightforward guidance to those who are not professionally trained ergonomists." (Professional Safety, 3/1/2004)  Be the first to write a customer review
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