Ergonomics Guidelines and Problem Solving

A. Mital, Å. Kilbom, S. Kumar

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2000
• Print ISBN: 9780080436432
• eBook ISBN: 9780080531229
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Industrial Health & Safety
• Index: Technology & Engineering

There is an urgent need to disseminate ergonomics "know-how" to the work place. This book meets that need by providing clear guidelines and problem solving recommendations to assist the practitioner in decisions that directly protect the health, safety and well-being of the worker.The guidelines have evolved from a series of symposia on Ergonomic Guidelines and Problem Solving. Initially experts in each area selected were asked to write draft guidelines. These guidelines were circulated to participants at the symposia and to other experts for review before being comprehensively revised. In some instances these guidelines cannot be considered complete but it is important now to put some recommendations forward as guidelines. It is hoped that as new research emerges each guideline will be updated.Each guideline has been divided into two parts. Part I contains the guidelines for the practitioner and Part II provides the scientific basis or the knowledge for the guide. Such separation of the applied and theoretical content was designed to facilitate rapid incorporation of the guide into practice.The target audience for this book is the practitioner. The practitioner may be a manager, production system designer, shop supervisor, occupational health and safety professional, union representative, labor inspector or production engineer. For each of the guidelines, relevant practitioners are described.Topics covered include work space design, tool design, work-rest schedules, illumination and maintenance.

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Elsevier Science Internet Homepage
• Front Matter
• Copyright page
• Preface
• Task analysis: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner12
• Task analysis: Part II – The scientific basis (knowledge base) for the guide1
• Allocation of functions to humans and machines in a manufacturing environment: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner *
• Allocation of functions to humans and machines in a manufacturing environment: Part II – The scientific basis (knowledge base) for the guide
• Occupational and individual risk factors for shoulder-neck complaints: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner1
• Occupational and individual risk factors for shoulder-neck complaints: Part II – The scientific basis (literature review) for the guide
• Human muscle strength definitions, measurement, and usage: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner1
• Human muscle strength definitions, measurement, and usage: Part II – The scientific basis (knowledge base) for the guide1
• Repetitive work of the upper extremity: Part I–Guidelines for the practitioner *
• Repetitive work of the upper extremity: Part II – The scientific basis (knowledge base) for the guide
• The reduction of slip and fall injuries: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner *
• The reduction of slip and fall injuries: Part II – The scientific basis (knowledge base) for the guide
• Job design for the aged with regard to decline in their maximal aerobic capacity: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner *
• Job design for the aged with regard to decline in their maximal aerobic capacity: Part II – The scientific basis for the guide
• Design, selection and use of hand tools to alleviate trauma of the upper extremities: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner *
• Design, selection and use of hand tools to alleviate trauma of the upper extremities: Part II – The scientific basis (knowledge base) for the guide
• Equipment design for maintenance: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner *
• Equipment design for maintenance: Part II – The scientific basis for the guide
• Designing warning signs and warning labels: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner *
• Designing warning signs and warning labels: Part II – Scientific basis for initial guidelines
• Vision at the workplace: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner *
• Vision at the workplace: Part II – Knowledge base for the guide
• Evaluation and control of industrial inspection: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner1
• Evaluation and control of industrial inspection: Part II – The scientific basis for the guide1
• Evaluation and control of hot working environments: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner *
• Evaluation and control of hot working environments: Part II – The scientific basis (knowledge base) for the guide
• Cold stress: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner *
• Cold stress: Part II – The scientific basis (knowledge base) for the guide
• Noise in the office: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner *
• Noise in the office: Part II – The scientific basis (knowledge base) for the guide
• Work/rest: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner1
• Work/rest: Part II – The scientific basis (knowledge base) for the guide1
• Managing stress in the workplace: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner *
• Managing stress in the workplace: Part II – The scientific basis (knowledge base) for the guide
• Economic evaluation of ergonomic solutions: Part I – Guidelines for the practitioner *
• Economic evaluation of ergonomic solutions: Part II – The scientific basis
• Author Index