Ergonomics For Beginners A Quick Reference Guide 2nd Edition by Jan Dul, Bernard Weerdmeester ISBN 0748408252 978-0748408252

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ISBN 10: 0748408252 

ISBN 13: 978-0748408252

Author: Jan Dul, Bernard Weerdmeester 

This is a fully revised and updated edition of the 1993 title Ergonomics for Beginners. It provides an excellent practical primer for anyone approaching the subject for the first time with the aim of bringing benefits to the performance of tasks in work and domestic environments. Embracing the concepts of designing tasks and the environment for human comfort and satisfaction as well as for optimum performance, the book shows, in an easy and accessible fashion, the steps by which managers, workers and users can achieve an appropriate balance.
The authors have extensively revised this new edition, maintaining the size and flavour that made the first edition so successful, and replacing out-of-date material with new insights and raising the emphasis placed on computing-related ergonomics.
This renowned text is will be essential reading for all those people who need a basic, easy-to-follow guide to the subject of ergonomics and human factors working in a variety of occupations including psychology, design, engineering, management, health, occupational health and safety, human-computer interaction and ergonomics. Essential!

Table of contents: 

1 Introduction
What is ergonomics?
What is an ergonomist?
Social significance of ergonomics
General and individual ergonomics

2 Posture and movement
Biomechanical, physiological and anthropometric background
Biomechanical background
Physiological background
Anthropometric background
Posture
Sitting
Standing
Change of posture
Hand and arm postures
Movement
Lifting
Carrying
Pulling and pushing
Summary checklist

3 Information and operation
The user
Information
Visual information
Characters
Diagrams
Perception of visual information
Hearing
Other senses
Controls
Distinguishing between controls
Types of controls
Relationship between information and operation
Expectation
User-friendliness
Different forms of dialogue
Help
Summary checklist

4 Environmental factors
Noise
Guidelines on noise
Noise reduction at source
Noise reduction through workplace design and work organization
Hearing conservation
Vibration
Guidelines on vibration
Preventing vibration
Illumination
Guidelines on light intensity
Guidelines on brightness differences
Improved lighting
Climate
Guidelines on thermal comfort
Guidelines on heat and cold
Climate control
Chemical substances
Guidelines on chemical substances
Measures taken at source
Ventilation
Measures at the individual level
Summary checklist

5 Work organization, jobs and tasks
Tasks
Jobs
Work organization
Flexible forms of organizations
Autonomous groups
Coaching management styles
Summary checklist

6 The ergonomic approach
Project management
Initiative phase
Problem identification phase
Selection of solutions phase
Implementation phase
Evaluation phase
Checklist
Summary checklist

7 Sources of additional information
Bibliography
General references
References on posture and movement
References on information and operation
References on environmental factors
References on work organization
References on the ergonomic approach
Scientific and professional journals
Useful websites

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