Comprising a compendium of ergonomics methods and techniques, this text covers every aspect of human work. This edition provides a reworking of existing chapters on the framework and context of methodology, the observation of performance, task analysis, experimental and study design, data collection, product assessment, environmental assessments, measurement of work and the evaluation of work systems. New chapters cover topics including: the human-computer interface; computer-aided design; work stress; psychophysiological function; risk evaluation; fieldwork; and participatory work design.
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Wilson; John R. University of Nottingham, UK,Corlett; E. N. University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England,
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ergonomics management programmes, error reduction mechanisms, design decision groups, primary task measures, stress arousal checklist, human mental workload, workload practitioner, insulating gloves, human reliability assessment, ergonomics input, accident countermeasures, secondary task measures, visual fatigue, human error identification, oculomotor control systems, vergence points, information requirements specification, ergonomics expertise, multiple activity chart, mental workload assessment, user trials, body part discomfort, subjective assessment methods, hierarchical task analysis, verbal protocol analysis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, John Wiley, Cambridge University Press, International Standards Organisation, Englewood Cliffs, Plenum Press, Academic Press, Prentice Hall, National Research Council, Santa Monica, International Conference, International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, Elsevier Science, Physiological Optics, Commission of the European Communities, Lawrence Erlbaum, British Standards Institution, North Holland, Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, University of Nottingham, Clinical Biomechanics, Educational Technology Publications, The Ergonomics of Working Postures, Behavior Research Methods, British Journal of Psychology New!
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