The Practice and Management of Industrial Ergonomics
Author | : David C. Alexander |
Publisher | : Prentice Hall |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : David C. Alexander |
Publisher | : Prentice Hall |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Olexiy Ya Chebykin |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2008-04-25 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 142006701X |
Written by leaders in their respective fields, Ergonomics and Psychology discusses recent advancements in psychology and addresses their applications in practice through ergonomics. The book describes the basic ideas that underpin the most successfully applied approaches in ergonomics, psychology, training, education, and more. It explores t
Author | : Steven Shorrock |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 477 |
Release | : 2016-11-18 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1317120337 |
This edited book concerns the real practice of human factors and ergonomics (HF/E), conveying the perspectives and experiences of practitioners and other stakeholders in a variety of industrial sectors, organisational settings and working contexts. The book blends literature on the nature of practice with diverse and eclectic reflections from experience in a range of contexts, from healthcare to agriculture. It explores what helps and what hinders the achievement of the core goals of HF/E: improved system performance and human wellbeing.?The book should be of interest to current HF/E practitioners, future HF/E practitioners, allied practitioners, HF/E advocates and ambassadors, researchers, policy makers and regulators, and clients of HF/E services and products.
Author | : Fred A. Manuele |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 506 |
Release | : 2003-06-27 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0471447420 |
The completely revised and updated Third Edition of the benchmark On the Practice of Safety thoroughly covers subjects that must be mastered by anyone seeking to attain professional status in the practice of safety. Like its predecessors, the Third Edition provides a solid foundation for the study of the practice of safety in degree programs. Additionally, it serves as a basis for self-analysis by those safety professionals who seek to improve their performance, gain recognition from management for providing value, and achieve professional status. On the Practice of Safety’s distinctive essay format provides a penetrating exploration of a variety of subjects not possible in a standard reference. The Third Edition expands on the content of the former edition, adding updated statistics to reflect recent trends and developments in the field. In addition to a greatly extended chapter on quality and safety, author Fred Manuele contributes four new chapters: Heinrich Revisited: Truisms or Myths Addressing Severe Injury Potential Acceptable Risk Behavior-Based Safety Each chapter is a self-contained unit that offers comprehensive coverage of a particular topic. All of the chapters in the Third Edition reflect the increasing professional incidence of safety, occupational health, and environmental affairs falling under a common management, and address each issue accordingly.
Author | : Michael J. Burke |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2020-01-29 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1000724247 |
Applied Ergonomics Handbook is a procedural guide that includes forms, protocols, and "real life" suggestions for preventing musculoskeletal trauma in the workplace. The book is based on the results of years of job site analysis experience using various techniques to find out which procedures are least cumbersome, most practical, and still remain objective. The book's step-by-step format lends itself to selecting the procedures, forms, and advice that are most appropriate to a wide array of groups. Readers can use the techniques presented as is or customize them to fit their personal or professional philosophies. Applied Ergonomics Handbook is perfect for health and safety professionals, physical therapists, occupational therapists, occupational health nurses and physicians, occupational health center directors, industrial hygienists and engineers, ergonomists, human factors professionals, insurance risk managers, and human resource administrators.
Author | : F Aghazadeh |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 828 |
Release | : 1994-06-02 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780748400850 |
Topics Include: applications of engineering anthropometry, postural strain and discomfort, industrial injury prevention, manual materials handling, and ergonomics of rehabilitation and healthcare systems.
Author | : William S Marras |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 848 |
Release | : 2019-12-22 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780367864187 |
Completely revised and updated, taking the scientific rigor to a whole new level, the second edition of the Occupational Ergonomics Handbook is now available in two volumes. This new organization demonstrates the enormous amount of advances that have occurred in the field since the publication of the first edition. The editors have brought together researchers from a wide range of disciplines with pioneering practitioners in industry to cover a diverse list of ergonomics topics. The second edition not only provides more information but makes it more accessible. Each individual volume narrows the focus while broadening the coverage, supplying immediate access to important information. One of the most comprehensive sources for ergonomic knowledge available, providing both sound theory and practical examples, this book is a valuable resource for anyone in the field. Interventions, Controls, and Applications in Occupational Ergonomics begins with descriptions of the elements of the ergonomics processes, including success factors for implementation of industrial ergonomics programs. It includes coverage of injury surveillance database systems and corporate health management for the design and evaluation of health in industrial organizations, ergonomics processes from the small and large industry perspectives, and human digital modeling, as well as facilities planning and organizational design and macro-ergonomics. Additional chapters present methods and techniques for engineering control, including tried and true strategies and pitfalls to avoid, and discuss the theory and practice of ergonomics interventions in the workplace. Using this information as a cornerstone, the book addresses the issues of medical management of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, systems approach to rehabilitation, wrist splints, and application of the clinical lumbar motion monitor. It provides an overview of best practices for ergonomics intervention with respect to the des
Author | : James P. Kohn |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 1998-07-07 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1482229382 |
This exceptional guidebook provides the strategies necessary to curtail ergonomic losses and costs associated with spiraling worker's compensation premiums and medical expenses, of major concern in all businesses. Ergonomic Process Management is meant to be an application and implementation "operator's manual". This one-of-a-kind resource provides
Author | : Pedro Miguel Ferreira Martins Arezes |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2016-08-19 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1498727573 |
Accident prevention is a common thread throughout every aspect of our society. However, even with the most current technological developments, keeping people safe and healthy, both at workplaces and at other daily activities, is still a continual challenge. When it comes to work environments, ergonomics and human factors knowledge can play an important role and, therefore, must be included in, or be a part of, the safety management as a cross-disciplinary area concerned with the understanding of actual work situations and potential variables. This multidisciplinary approach will ultimately ensure the safety, health, and well-being of all collaborators. The main goal of this book is to present theories and models, and to describe practices to foster and promote safer work and working environments. This book offers: · Examples of field practices that can be reproduced in other scenarios · Applications of new methods for risk assessment · Methods on how to apply and integrate human factors and ergonomics in accident prevention and safety management · Coverage of human factors and ergonomics in safety culture · New methods for accident analysis This book is a compilation of contributions from invited authors organized in three main topics from eleven countries and is intended to cover specific aspects of safety and human factors management ranging from case studies to the development of theoretical models. Hopefully, the works presented in the book can be an inspiration for translating research into useful actions and, ultimately, making a relevant and tangible contribution to the safety of our daily and work settings.
Author | : Babur Mustafa Pulat |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : |
The author skillfully links the theory & practice of ergonomics in industrial environments, using case studies taken from the workplace. The revised second edition offers an expanded chapter on physical ergonomics, updated statistics for cumulative trauma disorders, & a revised NIOSH lifting equation.