Ergonomic solutions for the process industries

• Main Author: Attwood, Dennis A
• Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
• Other Authors: Deeb, Joseph M, Danz-Reece, Mary E
• Format: Electronic Book
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Boston Gulf Professional Pub. 2004
• Subjects: Human engineering; Chemical engineering; Ergonomie; Genie chimique

Work-related injuries, such as back injuries and carpal tunnel syndrome, are the most prevalent, most EXPENSIVE, and most preventable workplace injuries, accounting for more than 647,000 lost days of work annually (according to OSHA estimates). Such injuries, and many others, can be prevented in you...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction; Personal Factors; Physical Factors; Environmental Factors; Workplace Design; Job Factors; Information Processing; The Use of Human Factors in Project Planning, Design, and Execution
• Personal factors
• Physical factors
• Environmental factors
• Equipment design
• Workplace design
• Job factors
• Information processing
• The use of human factors in project planning, design, and execution