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Contemporary Ergonomics 1984-2008
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Contemporary Ergonomics 1984-2008 book
Selected papers and an overview of the Ergonomics Society Annual Conference
Contemporary Ergonomics 1984-2008
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Contemporary Ergonomics 1984-2008 book
Selected papers and an overview of the Ergonomics Society Annual Conference
Edited ByPhilip D. Bust
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2009
eBook Published 2 October 2019
Pub. Location London
Imprint Taylor & Francis
Pages 680
eBook ISBN 9780429110153
Subjects Economics, Finance, Business & Industry, Engineering & Technology
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Bust, P.D. (Ed.). (2009). Contemporary Ergonomics 1984-2008: Selected papers and an overview of the Ergonomics Society Annual Conference (1st ed.). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781439847565
ABSTRACT
To mark the 25th anniversary of Contemporary Ergonomics, the current and past editors have selected 4 papers from each of the years that they oversaw its publication. This collection is intended to showcase the breadth of research topics covered by the Contemporary Ergonomics series of books and to illustrate the change of focus in ergonomics resea
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1984|2 pages
1984
chapter |6 pages
Application of Ergonomics Jingle bells
ByM.A. Sinclair, P.G. Stroud, M.N. Thomas & P.A. Parsons
chapter |4 pages
Poster Papers “PADAS” – An ambulatory electronic system to monitor and evaluate factors relating to back pain at work
ByE.O. Otun, I. Heinrich, J.A.D. Anderson & J. Crooks
chapter |6 pages
Human Variability Ergonomics is kid’s stuff: The ability of primary school children to design their own furniture
ByM.J. Callan & I.A.R. Galer
part 1985|2 pages
1985
chapter |8 pages
Information Technology Touch screens: A summary report of an evaluation of improved screen layout designs
ByW.I. Hamilton
chapter |6 pages
Cognitive Ergonomics How intelligible is English spoken by non–native English speakers?
ByD. Irvine
chapter |8 pages
Accident Behaviour Slips and mistakes: Two distinct classes of human error?
ByJ. Reason
chapter |6 pages
Ergonomics and Police Detection Methods Ergonomics and police detection methods
ByW.R. Harper
part 1986|2 pages
1986
chapter |18 pages
Keynote Addresses Phenomena, function and design: Does information make a difference?
ByP. Wright
part 1987|2 pages
1987
chapter |7 pages
Human Reliability SHERPA: A systematic human error reduction and prediction approach
ByD.E. Embrey
chapter |7 pages
Design, Simulation and Evaluation The use of people to simulate machines: An ergonomic approach
ByM.A. Life & J. Long
part 1988|2 pages
1988
chapter |5 pages
Soft Systems Approaches and their Integration Into The Development Process
ByP.B. Checkland
chapter |6 pages
Display Design Eye movements and the conspicuity of routing information
ByT. Boersema & H.J.G. Zwaga
chapter |6 pages
Impact of New Technology Introducing word processing to novice users: A study of ‘procedural’ and ‘conceptual’ approaches
ByM.A. Sasse, G.I. Johnson & P. Briggs
chapter |7 pages
Vehicle Ergonomics Sorry, can’t talk ... just overtaking a lorry: The defi nition and experimental investigation of the problem of driving and handsfree carphone use
ByM. Boase, S. Hannigan & J.M. Porter
part 1989|2 pages
1989
chapter |17 pages
Keynote Addresses Accident and intention: Attitudinal aspects of industrial safety
ByD.V. Canter
chapter |8 pages
Process Control Flow displays of complex plant processes for fault diagnosis
ByK.D. Duncan, N. Praetorius & A.B. Milne
chapter |7 pages
Process Control Reduction of action uncertainty in process control systems: The role of device knowledge
ByS.C. Duff
chapter |6 pages
Information Presentation and Acquisition Closed circuit television and user needs
ByA.J. Pethick & J. Wood
part 1990|2 pages
1990
chapter |6 pages
Seating Posture and the Spine Ergonomic evaluation of aircraft seating
ByA.D.J. Pinder
chapter |4 pages
Alarms Altering the urgency of auditory warnings: An experimental study
ByE. Hellier & J. Edworthy
part 1991|2 pages
1991
chapter |6 pages
Speech Input and Synthesis Voice versus manual techniques for airborne data entry correction
ByP. Enterkin
chapter |6 pages
Noisy and Hot Environments Human thermal responses in crowds
ByT.L. Braun & K.C. Parsons
chapter |4 pages
Musculoskeletal Studies Use of wrist rests by data input VDU operators
ByC.A. Parsons
part 1992|2 pages
1992
chapter |6 pages
Drivers and Driving A survey of car driver discomfort
ByJ.M. Porter, C.S. Porter & V.J.A. Lee
chapter |6 pages
Selection and Workstress The occupational well-being of train drivers – An overview
ByR.A. Haslam
chapter |6 pages
Ergonomics Applications The importance of ergonomics in plastic surgery
ByD. Falcao & A. McGrath
part 1993|2 pages
1993
chapter |6 pages
Health and Safety An ergonomics appraisal of the Piper Alpha disaster
ByW.H. Gibson & E.D. Megaw
chapter |7 pages
Drivers and Driving Carphone use and motorway driving
ByA.M. Parkes, S.H. Fairclough & M.C. Ashby
part 1994|2 pages
1994
chapter |6 pages
Upper Limb Assessment R.U.L.A. – A rapid upper limb assessment tool
ByL. McAtamney & E.N. Corlett
chapter |4 pages
General Ergonomics The teleworking experience
ByB. Dooley, M.T. Byrne, A.J. Chapman, D. Oborne, S. Heywood, N. Sheehy & S. Collins
part 1995|2 pages
1995
chapter |6 pages
Anthropometry Anthropometry of children 2 to 13 years of age in the Netherlands
ByL.P.A. Steenbekkers
chapter |6 pages
Drivers and Driving Musculoskeletal troubles and driving: A survey of the British public
ByD.E. Gyi & J.M. Porter
chapter |6 pages
Training Teaching older people to use computers: Evolution and evaluation of a course
ByD. James, F. Gibson, G. McCauley, M. Corby & K. Davidson
chapter |6 pages
Drivers and Driving Is risk assessment a necessary decision-making tool for all organisations?
ByD. Walker & S. Cox
part 1996|2 pages
1996
chapter |6 pages
Risk and Error Railway signals passed at danger – The prevention of human error
ByJ. May, T. Horberry & A.G. Gale
part 1997|2 pages
1997
chapter |6 pages
The Culture of Ergonomics The role of ergonomics in development aid programmes
ByT. Jafry & D.H. O’Neill
chapter |6 pages
General Ergonomics The ergonomic design of passenger safety information on trains
ByS. Layton & J. Elder
chapter |6 pages
Health and Safety Health and safety problems in computerised offi ces: The users perspective
ByR.M. Sharma
chapter |6 pages
The Culture Ergonomics The inter-relationship of physiotherapy and ergonomics: Standards and scope of practice
ByS. Hignett, E. Crumpton & L. McAtamney
part 1998|2 pages
1998
chapter |5 pages
Work Stress A risk assessment and control cycle approach to managing workplace stress
ByR.J. Lancaster
chapter |5 pages
Drivers and Driving The use of automatic speech recognition in cars: A human factors review
ByR. Graham
part 1999|2 pages
1999
chapter |5 pages
Air Traffi c Control The future role of the air traffi c controller: Design principles for human-centred automation
ByM. Cox & B. Kirwan
chapter |5 pages
General Ergonomics How I broke the Mackworth clock test (and what I learned)
ByB. Shackel
chapter |5 pages
Health and Safety Ageing, health and work: A framework for intervention
ByL.A. Morris
part 2000|2 pages
2000
chapter |5 pages
General Ergonomics Long days and short weeks – The benefi ts and disadvantages
ByK.J.N.C. Rich
chapter |5 pages
Legislation Public transport and the Dis ability Discrimination Act 1995
ByF. Bellerby
chapter |5 pages
Product and Workplace Design Design issues and visual impairment
ByK.M. Stabler & S. van den Heuvel
part 2001|2 pages
2001
chapter |5 pages
Actions of older people affect their risk of falling on stairs
ByR.A. Haslam, L.D. Hill, P.A. Howarth, K. Brooke-Wavell & J.E. Sloane
chapter |6 pages
Selling and Communicating Ergonomics The costs and benefi ts of offi ce ergonomics
ByS. Mackenzie & R. Benedyk
chapter |5 pages
Additional Papers A profi le of professional ergonomists
ByR.B. Stammers & E.J. Tomkinson
part 2002|2 pages
2002
chapter |6 pages
Hospital Ergonomics Hospital Ergonomics: Organisational and cultural factors
ByS. Hignett & J.R. Wilson
chapter |5 pages
Motorcycle Ergonomics Motorcycling and congestion: Quantifi cation of behaviours
ByS. Robertson
chapter |5 pages
Warnings Orienting response reinstatement in text and pictorial warnings
ByP. Thorley, E. Hellier, J. Edworthy & D. Stephenson
part 2003|2 pages
2003
chapter |6 pages
Musculoskeletal Disorders Work-related stress as a risks factor for WMSDs: Implications for ergonomics interventions
ByJ. Devereux
chapter |6 pages
Fatigue The impact of work patterns on stress and fatigue among offshore worker populations
ByA. Burke, N. Ellis & P. Allen
chapter |6 pages
Driving How does a speech user interface affect the driving task?
ByE. Israelsson & N. Karlsson
chapter |6 pages
Rail Driver recognition of railway signs at different speeds – A preliminary study
ByG. Li, W.I. Hamilton & T. Clarke
part 2004|2 pages
2004
chapter |5 pages
Slips, Trips and Falls Fall causation among older people in the home: The interacting factors
ByC.L. Brace & R.A. Haslam
chapter |6 pages
Inclusive Design Designing for people with low vision: Learnability, usability and pleasurability
ByC.M. Harrison
chapter |5 pages
Occupational Health and Safety Process ownership and the long-term assurance of occupational safety: Creating the foundations for a safety culture
ByC.E. Siemieniuch & M.A. Sinclair
chapter |6 pages
General Ergonomics Development of a Crowd Stress Index (CSI) for use in risk assessment
ByK.C. Parsons & N.D. Mohd Mahudin
part 2005|2 pages
2005
chapter |5 pages
Applications of Ergonomics Reducing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in construction workers
ByM. Hanson & T. Barrington
chapter |5 pages
Inclusive Design Models for inclusion evidence for choice and innovation
ByJ. Mitchell, R. Chesters & J. Middleton
chapter |6 pages
Transport Violence in the workplace – Designing out the problems
ByS. Broadbent, Z. Mack & L. Swinson
part 2006|2 pages
2006
chapter |5 pages
Defi ning Ergonomics Ergonomics advisors – A homogeneous group?
Edited ByPhilip D. Bust
chapter |5 pages
Design – Engage Project Safety semantics: A study on the effect of product expression on user safety behaviour
ByI.C.M.A. Karlsson & L. Wikström
chapter |5 pages
HCI Symposium – Access and Inclusivity A technique for the client-centred evaluation of electronic assistive technology
ByG. Baxter & A. Monk
part 2007|2 pages
2007
chapter |7 pages
Ergonomics and Security How visual skills and recognition ability develop with practice in airport luggage inspection
ByX. Liu & A.G Gale
chapter 1|6 pages
Ergonomics in Education One brief: Four concepts adjustable furniture for schools
ByP. Magee & A. Woodcock
chapter |6 pages
Patient Safety and Medical Ergonomics Why do student nurses continue to use the draglift?
ByL. Allen, D. Stubbs & S. Hignett
part 2008|2 pages
2008
chapter |5 pages
Ageing Population Understanding workplace design for older workers: A case study
ByP. Buckle, V. Woods, O. Oztug & D. Stubbs
chapter |6 pages
Health and Well Being of Construction Workers Maintenance workers and asbestos: Understanding infl uences on worker behaviour
ByC. Tyers & S. O’Regan
chapter |6 pages
Methods and Tools Laptops in the lecture theatre: An ergonomic focus on the critical issues
ByR. Benedyk & M. Hadjisimou
