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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 68401 |
| CIS number |
97-325 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7484-0326-4 |
| Year |
1996 |
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| Author(s) |
Pheasant S. |
| Title |
Bodyspace - Anthropometry, ergonomics and the design of work |
| Bibliographic information |
Taylor & Francis Ltd., Rankine Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 8PR, United Kingdom, 2nd ed., 1996. xi, 244p. Illus. 340 ref. Index. Price: GBP 24.50. |
| Abstract |
Contents of this manual: introduction to ergonomics, anthropometry, human proportion and design; principles and practice of anthropometry; workspace design in relation to reach, clearance and posture; sitting posture and seat design; anthropometry of the hand, handle design, and biomechanics of tool design; ergonomics in the office (design of desks and chairs, visual demands of screen-based work, keyboard use); ergonomics in the home; health and safety at work (human factors in industrial safety, ergonomic injuries, back injuries, lifting and handling, upper limb disorders); anthropometry characteristics of different populations; tables of anthropometry data. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
workplace design; design of equipment; anthropometry; ergonomics |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
occupational accidents; upper extremity disorders; work posture; sitting posture; visual display terminals; reach distance; keyboard operations; office equipment; seats; tool handles; manuals; hand; back disorders; human failure; sex-linked differences; body mechanics; repetitive strain injury; manual lifting |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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| Browse category(ies) |
Anthropometry
Ergonomics
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