Ergonomics Books

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41. Staying Safe at School, Second Edition

    By Chester L. Quarles, Tammy F. Quarles

    Now more than ever before, today’s schools are hazard zones. Students are vulnerable to attack from other students and random individuals who may appear to be harmless on the surface or who may be sending out warning signals. Either way, to save their lives or protect themselves from injury, they...

    Published May 23rd 2011 by CRC Press
42. Errors in Organizations

    Edited by David A. Hofmann, Michael Frese

    Series: SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series

    Despite the significance and prevalence of errors in organizations, there has been no attempt within the field of Industrial and Organizational Psychology to create a single source summarizing what we know regarding errors in organizations and providing a focused effort toward identifying...

    Published May 19th 2011 by Routledge Academic
43. Patient Safety

    A Human Factors Approach

    By Sidney Dekker

    Increased concern for patient safety has put the issue at the top of the agenda of practitioners, hospitals, and even governments. The risks to patients are many and diverse, and the complexity of the healthcare system that delivers them is huge. Yet the discourse is often oversimplified and...

    Published May 19th 2011 by CRC Press
44. Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2011

    Proceedings of the international conference on Ergonomics & Human Factors 2011, Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire, 12-14 April 2011

    Edited by Martin Anderson

    Series: Contemporary Ergonomics

    The broad and developing scope of ergonomics - the application of scientific knowledge to improve people’s interaction with products, systems and environments - has been illustrated for 25 years by the books which make up the Contemporary Ergonomics series. This book presents the proceedings of the...

    Published May 9th 2011 by CRC Press
45. Handbook of Driving Simulation for Engineering, Medicine, and Psychology

    Edited by Donald L. Fisher, Matthew Rizzo, Jeffrey Caird, John D. Lee

    Effective use of driving simulators requires considerable technical and methodological skill along with considerable background knowledge. Acquiring the requisite knowledge and skills can be extraordinarily time consuming, yet there has been no single convenient and comprehensive source of...

    Published April 24th 2011 by CRC Press
46. Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design, Second Edition

    Edited by Kim-Phuong L. Vu, Robert W. Proctor

    Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

    The Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design covers basic human factors issues relating to screen design, input devices, and information organization and processing, as well as addresses newer features which will become prominent in the next generation of Web technologies. These include...

    Published April 24th 2011 by CRC Press
47. Loss Control Auditing

    A Guide for Conducting Fire, Safety, and Security Audits

    By E. Scott Dunlap

    Series: Occupational Safety & Health Guide Series

    As a critical function in monitoring workplace safety, loss control auditing provides an organizational assessment of safety program performance in relation to regulatory requirements and company policies. Principles of quality management dictate that measurement of an activity receives...

    Published April 14th 2011 by CRC Press
48. Aircraft Interior Comfort and Design

    By Peter Vink

    Series: Ergonomics Design & Mgmt. Theory & Applications

    What should every airline and manufacturer know about comfort?What can we learn from studies in the scientific literature?What do most passengers know about comfort and how can we translate that into interior design?Where can I find the latest knowledge and research useful for designing aircraft...

    Published March 21st 2011 by CRC Press
49. Display and Interface Design

    Subtle Science, Exact Art

    By Kevin B. Bennett, John M. Flach

    Technological advances in hardware and software provide powerful tools with the potential to design interfaces that are powerful and easy to use. Yet, the frustrations and convoluted "work-arounds" often encountered make it clear that there is substantial room for improvement. Drawn from more than...

    Published March 8th 2011 by CRC Press
50. Biomechanics of the Upper Limbs

    Mechanics, Modeling and Musculoskeletal Injuries, Second Edition

    By Andris Freivalds

    There is already a wealth of literature covering cumulative trauma disorders and medical management, as well as the biomechanics of manual material handling and lower back problems. However, despite a spike in the number of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) in the upper limbs—due to a...

    Published February 15th 2011 by CRC Press