ABSTRACT

Supplying a breadth and depth of coverage beyond that found in most traditional texts, Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers, Second Edition presents and integrates important methods and tools used in the fields of Industrial Engineering, Human Factors and Ergonomics to design and improve jobs, tasks and products. It presents t

chapter 1|38 pages

- Guided tour of ergonomic design

chapter 2|46 pages

- Human system

chapter 5|60 pages

- Work measurement and analysis

chapter 6|36 pages

- Modeling physical human performance

chapter 10|44 pages

- Modeling and evaluation of cognitive tasks

chapter 11|34 pages

- Control tasks and systems

chapter 12|36 pages

- Design of displays and controls

chapter 14|22 pages

- Questionnaires and interviews

chapter 15|28 pages

- Quality control and inspection

chapter 16|36 pages

- System reliability and maintenance

chapter 17|28 pages

- Occupational safety and health management

chapter 19|20 pages

- Work groups and teams

chapter 20|24 pages

- Job evaluation and compensation