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41. Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2010

    Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2010, Keele, UK

    Edited by Martin Anderson

    Series: Contemporary Ergonomics

    The broad and developing scope of ergonomics — the application of scientific knowledge to improve peoples’ interaction with products, systems, and environments — has been illustrated for 25 years by the books in the Contemporary Ergonomics series. Reflecting the name change of the Ergonomics...

    Published April 5th 2010 by Taylor & Francis
42. Lean Safety

    Transforming your Safety Culture with Lean Management

    By Robert Hafey

    While worker safety is often touted as a company’s first priority, more often than not, safety activity is driven by compliance to legislation rather than any safety improvement initiative. Lean takes a proactive approach – it is not contingent on legislation. A serious Lean effort will tear apart...

    Published December 13th 2009 by Productivity Press
43. Human Factors Methods and Sports Science

    A Practical Guide

    By Paul Salmon, Neville Anthony Stanton, Adam Gibbon, Daniel Jenkins, Guy H. Walker

    During the course of any sporting event, critical cognitive and physical tasks are performed within a dynamic, complex, collaborative system comprising multiple humans and artifacts, under pressurized, complex, and rapidly changing conditions. Highly skilled, well-trained individuals walk a fine...

    Published December 8th 2009 by CRC Press
44. Safer Complex Industrial Environments

    A Human Factors Approach

    Edited by Erik Hollnagel

    While a quick response can save you in a time of crisis, avoiding a crisis remains the best defense. When dealing with complex industrial systems, it has become increasingly obvious that preparedness requires a sophisticated understanding of human factors as they relate to the functional...

    Published October 19th 2009 by CRC Press
45. Human Reliability Assessment Theory and Practice

    By Anthony J. Spurgin

    A continually evolving discipline, human reliability assessment (HRA) has elements of controversy from the definition of terms to the application of appropriate methods for the representation of human failure probability. The idea that human error is a random event is falling out of favor and the...

    Published October 7th 2009 by CRC Press
46. Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention

    A Practical Handbook, Second Edition

    By Steven Di Pilla

    More than one million people suffer from a slip, trip, or fall each year and 17,700 died as a result of falls in 2005. They are the number one preventable cause of loss in the workplace and the leading cause of injury in public places. Completely revised, Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention: A...

    Published July 27th 2009 by CRC Press
47. Fatal Accidents

    Edited by J. F. Lancaster

    In Fatal Accidents, the author contends that accidents in industry and transport diminish with the passage of time in an ordered fashion, although we are not consciously aware of this fact. Analysis of historical records of accident mortality rates, specifically in industry and transport, points...

    Published July 26th 2009 by CRC Press
48. Writing and Designing Manuals and Warnings 4e

    4th Edition

    By Patricia A. Robinson

    Twenty-five years ago, how many people were thinking about the internet on a daily basis? Now you can find everything, including technical and instruction manuals, online. But some things never change. Users still need instructions and warnings to guide them in the safe and proper use of products....

    Published June 14th 2009 by CRC Press
49. Maintaining Safe Mobility in an Aging Society

    By David W. Eby, Lisa J. Molnar, Paula S. Kartje

    Series: Human Factors in Transportation

    By 2030, 20 percent of the world’s drivers, 60 million in all, will be over the age of 65. Consequently, safe and efficient mobility for older adults is a complex and pressing issue. Maintaining Safe Mobility in an Aging Society addresses the complexities surrounding the booming number of aging...

    Published December 21st 2008 by CRC Press
50. Lighting for Driving

    Roads, Vehicles, Signs, and Signals

    By Peter R. Boyce

    Integrates Vehicle, Signal, and Road Lighting into a Unified System Many people drive many miles after dark and rely on lighting to help them gather information about the road ahead and the presence and intentions of other people on and near the road. With new technology on the industry’s horizon,...

    Published December 3rd 2008 by CRC Press