Contemporary Ergonomics 1984-2008

Selected papers and an overview of the Ergonomics Society Annual Conference

Philip D. Bust

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2009
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040198742
• Subtopic: Industrial Health & Safety
• Index: Technology & Engineering

To mark the 25th anniversary of Contemporary Ergonomics, the current and past editors have selected 4 papers from each of the years that they oversaw its publication. This collection is intended to showcase the breadth of research topics covered by the Contemporary Ergonomics series of books and to illustrate the change of focus in ergonomics resea

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Selected Papers and an Overview of the Ergonomics Society Annual Conference
• The Editors of Contemporary Ergonomics 1984-2008
•  1984
• JINGLE BELLS
• “PADAS" - AN AMBULATORY ELECTRONIC SYSTEM TO MONITOR AND EVALUATE FACTORS RELATING TO BACK PAIN AT WORK
• ERGONOMICS IS KID‘S STUFF
• ERGONOMICS IN THE LIGHTHOUSE
•  1985
• TOUCH-SCREENS: A SUMMARY REPORT OF AN EVALUATION OF IMPROVED SCREEN LAYOUT DESIGNS
• INTELLIGIBLE IS ENGLISH SPOKEN BY NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS?
• SLIPS AND MISTAKES: TWO DISTINCT CLASSES OF HUMAN ERROR?
• ERGONOMICS AND POLICE DETECTION METHODS
•  1986
• KEYNOTE ADDRESS
• KEYNOTE ADDRESS
• ATTITUDE SURVEYS: AN AUTHORITARIAN TECHNIQUE MASQUERADING AS A PARTICIPATIVE PROCESS
•  1987
• THE COGNITIVE BASES OF PREDICTABLE HUMAN ERROR
• SHERPA: A SYSTEMATIC HUMAN ERROR REDUCTION AND PREDICTION APPROACH
• MINOR ILLNESSES AND PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY
• THE USE OF PEOPLE TO SIMULATE MACHINES: AN ERGONOMIC APPROACH
•  1988
• SOFT SYSTEMS APPROACHES AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
• EYE MOVEMENTS AND THE CONSPICUITY
• INTRODUCING WORD PROCESSING TO NOVICE USERS: A STUDY OF ’PROCEDURAL' AND 'CONCEPTUAL* APPROACHES
• SORRY, CAN’T TALK ... JUST OVERTAKING A LORRY:
•  1989
• ACCIDENT AND INTENTION: ATTITUDINAL ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
• FLOW DISPLAYS OF COMPLEX PLANT PROCESSES FOR FAULT DIAGNOSIS
• REDUCTION OF ACTION UNCERTAINTY IN PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS: THE ROLE OF DEVICE KNOWLEDGE
•  1990
• EYE-POINTING IN THE COCKPIT
• ERGONOMIC EVALUATION OF AIRCRAFT SEATING
• ALTERING THE URGENCY OF AUDITORY WARNINGS: AN EXPERIMENTAI, STUDY.
• THE ERGONOMICS AUDIT
•  1991
• VOICE VERSUS MANUAL TECHNIQUES FQR AIRBQRNE DATA ENTRY CORRECTION
• Human thermal responses in crowds
• OFFICE LIGHTING FOR VDT WORK: COMPARATIVE SURVEYS OF REACTIONS TO PARABOLIC AND LENSED-INDIRECT SYSTEMS.
• USE OF WRIST RESTS BY DATA INPUT VDU OPERATORS
•  1992
• CAUSES OF MOTION SICKNESS
• A SURVEY OF CAR DRIVER DISCOMFORT
• THE OCCUPATIONAL WELL-BEING OF TRAIN DRIVERS - AN OVERVIEW
• THE IMPORTANCE OF ERGONOMICS IN PLASTIC SURGERY
•  1993
• ALARMS IN A CORONARY CARE UNIT
• SAFE SURFACE TEMPERATURES OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTS
• AN ERGONOMICS APPRAISAL OF THE PIPER ALPHA DISASTER
• CARPHONE USE AND MOTORWAY DRIVING
•  1994
• INJURY IN THE ORCHESTRA -THE ERGONOMIC NIGHTMARE
• R.U.L.A. - A RAPID UPPER LIMB ASSESSMENT TOOL
• THE TELEWORKING EXPERIENCE
• VALIDATION IN ERGONOMICS/HUMAN FACTORS
•  1995
• ANTHROPOMETRY OF CHILDREN 2 TO 13 YEARS OF AGE IN THE NETHERLANDS
• MUSCULOSKELETAL TROUBLES AND DRIVING: A SURVEY OF THE BRITISH PUBLIC
• TEACHING OLDER PEOPLE TO USE COMPUTERS: EVOLUTION AND EVALUATION OF A COURSE
• IS RISK ASSESSMENT A NECESSARY DECISION-MAKING TOOL FOR ALL ORGANISATIONS?
•  1996
• HEAT STRESS IN NIGHT-CLUBS
• COGNITIVE QUALITY IN ADVANCED CREW SYSTEM CONCEPTS: THE TRAINING OF THE AIRCREW-MACHINE TEAM
• RAILWAY SIGNALS PASSED AT DANGER - THE PREVENTION OF HUMAN ERROR
•  1997
• THE ROLE OF ERGONOMICS IN DEVELOPMENT AID PROGRAMMES
• THE ERGONOMIC DESIGN OF PASSENGER SAFETY INFORMATION ON TRAINS
• HEALTH AND SAFETY PROBLEMS IN COMPUTERISED OFFICES: THE USERS PERSPECTIVE
• THE INTER-RELATIONSHIP OF PHYSIOTHERAPY AND ERGONOMICS : STANDARDS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE
•  1998
• THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK FACTORS
• A RISK ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL CYCLE APPROACH TO MANAGING WORKPLACE STRESS
• PLEASURE AND PRODUCT SEMANTICS
• THE USE OF AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION IN CARS: A HUMAN FACTORS REVIEW
•  1999
• THE FUTURE ROLE OF THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER: DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR HUMAN-CENTRED AUTOMATION
• THE FUTURE OF ERGONOMICS
• HOW I BROKE THE MACKWORTH CLOCK TEST (and what I learned)
• AGEING, HEALTH AND WORK: A FRAMEWORK FOR INTERVENTION
•  2000
• LONG DAYS AND SHORT WEEKS — THE BENEFITS AND DISADVANTAGES
• CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF INTERNET SERVICES
• PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND THE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1995
• DESIGN ISSUES AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
•  2001
• ACTIONS OF OLDER PEOPLE AFFECT THEIR RISK OF FALLING ON STAIRS
• THE TEACHING OF ERGONOMICS IN SCHOOLS
• THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF OFFICE ERGONOMICS
• A PROFILE OF PROFESSIONAL ERGONOMISTS
•  2002
• HOSPITAL ERGONOMICS: ORGANISATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS
• MOTORCYCLING AND CONGESTION: QUANTIFICATION OF BEHAVIOURS
• WORKPLACE BULLYING: AN ERGONOMICS ISSUE?
• ORIENTING RESPONSE REINSTATEMENT IN TEXT AND PICTORIAL WARNINGS
•  2003
• WORK-RELATED STRESS AS A RISK FACTOR FOR WMSDs: IMPLICATIONS FOR ERGONOMICS INTERVENTIONS
• THE IMPACT OF WORK PATTERNS ON STRESS AND FATIGUE AMONG OFFSHORE WORKER POPULATIONS
• HOW DOES A SPEECH USER INTERFACE AFFECT THE DRIVING TASK?
• DRIVER RECOGNITION OF RAILWAY SIGNS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS - A PRELIMINARY STUDY
•  2004
• FALL CAUSATION AMONG OLDER PEOPLE IN THE HOME: THE INTERACTING FACTORS
• DESIGNING FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW VISION: LEARNABILITY, USABILITY AND PLEASURABILITY
• PROCESS OWNERSHIP AND THE LONG-TERM ASSURANCE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY: CREATING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A SAFETY CULTURE
• DEVELOPMENT OF A CROWD STRESS INDEX (CSI) FOR USE IN RISK ASSESSMENT
•  2005
• REDUCING THE RISK OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS IN CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
• HUMAN FACTORS ISSUES IN AIRPORT BAGGAGE SCREENING
• MODELS FOR INCLUSION EVIDENCE FOR CHOICE AND INNOVATION
• VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE - DESIGNING OUT THE PROBLEMS
•  2006
• CCTV IN CONTROL ROOMS: MEETING THE ERGONOMIC CHALLENGES
• ERGONOMICS ADVISORS - A HOMOGENEOUS GROUP?
• SAFETY SEMANTICS: A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF PRODUCT EXPRESSION ON USER SAFETY BEHAVIOUR
• A TECHNIQUE FOR THE CLIENT-CENTRED EVALUATION OF ELECTRONIC ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
•  2007
• HOW VISUAL SKILLS AND RECOGNITION ABILITY DEVELOP WITH PRACTICE IN AIRPORT LUGGAGE INSPECTION
• ONE BRIEF: FOUR CONCEPTS ADJUSTABLE FURNITURE FOR SCHOOLS
• WHY DO STUDENT NURSES CONTINUE TO USE THE DRAGLIFT?
• SEATING PROBLEMS -THE MISSING LINK?
•  2008
• UNDERSTANDING WORKPLACE DESIGN FOR OLDER WORKERS: A CASE STUDY
• MAINTENANCE WORKERS AND ASBESTOS: UNDERSTANDING INFLUENCES ON WORKER BEHAVIOUR
• LAPTOPS IN THE LECTURE THEATRE: AN ERGONOMIC FOCUS ON THE CRITICAL ISSUES
• ERGONOMICS ISSUES IN A JET CAR CRASH
• Author Index