Ergonomics

Packed with illustrations and practical examples, Guide to Methodology in Ergonomics: Designing for Human Use, Second Edition provides a concise in...

This book contains the selected papers presented at the 20th anniversary meeting of the Pan-Pacific Conference on Ergonomics organized by the Ergon...

Projects overspend and overrun. Business cases perform less well than expected. Managers tighten their grip and initiate more procedure. But litt...

Occupational Safety and Hygiene presents selected papers from the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene SHO2013 (Guimarães, P...

This book presents the latest developments of Systems Thinking in Practice to the analysis and design of complex sociotechnical systems. The Event ...

A host of chemical substances have become essential parts of human activities and requirements for societal development. Any kind of misuse and/or ...

Building on the success of previous editions, the 4th edition of Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics provides a comprehensive and up to da...

Consumer Product Innovation and Sustainable Design follows the innovation and evolution of consumer products from vacuum cleaners to mobile phones ...

Uniquely, this book gives consumers a voice and regales tales of their experiences. These stories are complemented by the tales told by healthcare ...

The World Wide Web has undergone tremendous growth since the first edition of Web Wisdom: How to Evaluate and Create Information Quality on the Web...

In the present era of liberalization, privatization and globalization, industrial growth is probably the most critical factor while analyzing a cou...

This book covers the application of the OCRA (Occupational Repetitive Actions) method. The methods make up a system dedicated to the analysis and m...

The third edition of a bestseller, Hazardous Materials Chemistry for Emergency Responders continues to provide the fundamentals of street chemistry...

Developed in the early 70s in Japan, the Kansei Engineering (KE) method gives you the tools to develop profitable and well-received products and se...

This book has 18 case study chapters investigating various injury scenarios through the use of a Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) analysis. Each ...

Advances in Safety, Reliability and Risk Management contains the papers presented at the 20th European Safety and Reliability (ESREL 2011) annual c...

A potentially troubling aspect of modern vehicle design some would argue - is a trend for isolating the driver and reducing vehicle feedback, usua...

Whole Body Vibrations: Physical and Biological Effects on the Human Body allows an understanding about the qualities and disadvantages of vibration...

Cognitive systems engineering has been widely and successfully applied in the design of safety critical systems such as nuclear power, aviation, an...

The experience of the past decade since the publication of the first edition of The Rules of Work: A Practical Engineering Guide to Ergonomics prov...

Air safety is right now at a point where the chances of being killed in an aviation accident are far lower than the chances to winning a jackpot in...

This book provides a unique, authoritative and detailed examination of the physiological and clinical consequences of human exposure to high G forc...

This book provides a unique, authoritative and detailed examination of the physiological and clinical consequences of human exposure to high G forc...

This new edition serves both as a reference guide for the experienced professional and as a preparation source for those desiring certifications. I...

The book considers what makes an excellent face-to-face health and safety contact in the workplace, and why these contacts are a fundamental buildi...

Human Factors in Practice: Concepts and Applications is written for the practitioner who wishes to learn about human factors (HF) but is more inter...

This book outlines the new concept of user engineering and covers the diversity of users, along with the business process that includes the design ...