Ergonomics
eBook - PDF

Ergonomics

A Systems Approach

  1. 246 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Ergonomics

A Systems Approach

About this book

This book covers multiple topics of Ergonomics following a systems approach, analysing the relationships between workers and their work environment from different but complementary standpoints. The chapters focused on Physical Ergonomics address the topics upper and lower limbs as well as low back musculoskeletal disorders and some methodologies and tools that can be used to tackle them. The organizational aspects of work are the subject of a chapter that discusses how dynamic, flexible and reconfigurable assembly systems can adequately respond to changes in the market. The chapters focused on Human-Computer Interaction discuss the topics of Usability, User-Centred Design and User Experience Design presenting framework concepts for the usability engineering life cycle aiming to improve the user-system interaction, for instance of automated control systems. Cognitive Ergonomics is addressed in the book discussing the critical thinking skills and how people engage in cognitive work.

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Table of contents

  1. Ergonomics - A Systems Approach
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Chapter 1 Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Assessment and Prevention
  5. Chapter 2 Work-Related Musculoskeletal Discomfort in the Shoulder due to Computer Use
  6. Chapter 3 Ergonomic Impact of Spinal Loading and Recovery Positions on Intervertebral Disc Health: Strategies for Prevention and Management of Low Back Pain
  7. Chapter 4 A Comparison of Software Tools for Occupational Biomechanics and Ergonomic Research
  8. Chapter 5 Measurement Instruments for Ergonomics Surveys – Methodological Guidelines
  9. Chapter 6 Biomechanical Assessment of Lower Limbs Using Support Moment Measure at Walking Worker Assembly Lines
  10. Chapter 7 Usability of Interfaces
  11. Chapter 8 User Experience Design: Beyond User Interface Design and Usability
  12. Chapter 9 Higher Efficiency in Operations Can Be Achieved with More Focus on the Operator
  13. Chapter 10 Critical Thinking Skills for Intelligence Analysis