ABSTRACT

In the fifteen years since the publication of Occupational Ergonomics: Theory and Applications significant advances have been made in this field. These advances include understanding the impact of ageing and obesity on workplace, the role of ergonomics in promoting healthy workplaces and healthy life styles, the role of ergonomic science in th

chapter 1|52 pages

◾ Anthropometry

ByJAMES F. ANNIS, JOHN T. MCCONVILLE

chapter 2|32 pages

◾ Skeletal Muscle Physiology and Its Application to Occupational Ergonomics

ByROBERT G. CUTLIP, SHARON S. CHIOU

chapter 3|16 pages

◾ Physiological Aspects of Neuromuscular Function

ByTHOMAS R. WATERS, AMIT BHATTACHARYA

chapter 4|42 pages

◾ Biomechanical Aspects of Body Movement

ByANGUS BAGCHEE, AMIT BHATTACHARYA

chapter 5|28 pages

◾ Biomechanical Models in Ergonomics

ByKEVIN P. GRANATA, KERMIT G. DAVIS, WILLIAM S. MARRAS

chapter 7|38 pages

◾ Instrumentation for Occupational Ergonomics

ByROBERT G. RADWIN, THOMAS Y. YEN, DAVID J. BEEBE, JOHN G. WEBSTER

chapter 8|30 pages

◾ Worker Participation: Approaches and Issues

ByALEXANDER L. COHEN

chapter 9|20 pages

◾ Job Analysis

ByKATHARYN A. GRANT

chapter 10|28 pages

◾ Workstation Evaluation and Design

ByDAVID R. CLARK

chapter 11|28 pages

◾ Tool Evaluation and Design

ByANDRIS FREIVALDS

chapter 12|26 pages

◾ Manual Materials Handling

ByTHOMAS R. WATERS

chapter 13|18 pages

◾ Manual Materials Assist Devices

ByJEFFREY C. WOLDSTAD AND RODERICK J. REASOR (DECEASED)

chapter 14|28 pages

◾ Matching the Physical Qualifications of Workers to Jobs

ByRICK WICKSTROM

chapter 15|30 pages

◾ Office Ergonomics

ByMARY O’REILLY

chapter 16|26 pages

◾ Shift Work and Long Work Hours

ByCLAIRE C. CARUSO

chapter 17|48 pages

◾ Design and Evaluation of a Musculoskeletal and Work History Questionnaire

ByGRACE KAWAS LEMASTERS AND MARGARET R. ATTERBURY

chapter 18|16 pages

◾ Fall Prevention in Industry Using Slip Resistance Testing

ByMARK S. REDFERN, TIMOTHY P. RHOADES

chapter 22|22 pages

◾ Ergonomic Control Measures in the Health Care Industry

ByARTHUR R. LONGMATE

chapter 23|16 pages

◾ Health Care Ergonomics

ByTHOMAS R. WATERS

chapter 24|24 pages

◾ Injuries and Ergonomic Applications in Construction

ByHONGWEI HSIAO, RONALD L. STANEVICH

chapter 25|42 pages

◾ Ergonomic Hazards and Controls for Elevating Devices in Construction

ByCHRISTOPHER S. PAN, SHARON S. CHIOU, HONGWEI HSIAO, PAUL KEANE

chapter 26|26 pages

◾ Ergonomics in the Agricultural Industry

ByTHOMAS R. WATERS, KERMIT G. DAVIS, SUSAN E. KOTOWSKI

chapter 28|28 pages

◾ Occupational Heat Stress

ByTHOMAS E. BERNARD

chapter 29|26 pages

◾ Occupational Human Vibration

ByMICHAEL J. GRIFFIN

chapter 30|36 pages

◾ Noise Exposure and Control

BySERGEY A. GRINSHPUN, JAY KIM, WILLIAM J. MURPHY

chapter 31|18 pages

◾ Nonionizing Radiation

ByJOHN CARDARELLI II

chapter 32|42 pages

◾ Cumulative Trauma Disorders of the Upper Extremities

ByBRIAN D. LOWE

chapter 33|38 pages

◾ Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation

ByTHOMAS R. WATERS

chapter 34|18 pages

◾ Americans with Disabilities Act: Implications for the Use of Ergonomics in Rehabilitation

ByJERRY A. OLSHESKI, ROBERT E. BRESLIN

chapter 35|14 pages

◾ Legal Aspects of Ergonomics

ByJAMES J. MONTGOMERY

chapter 36|40 pages

◾ Real-Time Exposure Assessment and Job Analysis Techniques to Solve Hazardous Workplace Exposures

ByJAMES D. MCGLOTHLIN, SANDRA S. COLE

chapter 37|16 pages

◾ Ergonomics and Concurrent Design

ByPETER M. BUDNICK, DONALD S. BLOSWICK, DON R. BROWN

chapter 38|28 pages

◾ Economics of Ergonomics

ByTAPAS K. RAY, THOMAS R. WATERS, STEVE HUDOCK

chapter 40|24 pages

◾ Research to Practice in Solving Ergonomic Problems

ByJANICE HUY, HEIDI HUDSON, ELIZABETH DALSEY, JOHN HOWARD, AND R. DELON HULL

chapter 42|12 pages

◾ Current Status of the Ergonomics Research in China

ByHE LIHUA, SHENG WANG, BINGSHI WANG

chapter 43|10 pages

◾ Overview of Ergonomic Needs and Research in Taiwan

ByCHI-YUANG YU AND ERIC MIN-YANG WANG

chapter 44|44 pages

◾ Overview of Ergonomics in Australia

ByJEAN MANGHARAM

chapter 45|22 pages

◾ Ergonomics in South Korea

BySOO-JIN LEE, KYUNG-SUK LEE, YONG-KU KONG, MYUNG-CHUL JUNG, AND KERMIT G. DAVIS

chapter 46|14 pages

◾ Overview of Ergonomic Needs and Research in India

ByRABINDRA NATH SEN