| Document ID (ISN) | 65914 |
| CIS number |
96-381 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7484-0328-0 |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Robertson S.A. |
| Title |
Contemporary ergonomics 1995 |
| Bibliographic information |
Taylor & Francis Ltd., Rankine Road, Basingstoke RG24 8PR, Hants., United Kingdom, 1995. 580p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: GBP 44.00. |
| Abstract |
Proceedings of the Ergonomics Society's Conference held in Canterbury, England, 4-6 April 1995. Topics covered include: mechanisms of musculoskeletal injury at work; quantifying and qualifying the value of ergonomics to business; organizational ergonomics and worker participation; introduction of new technology; developments in ergonomic methodology; speech communication; workload assessment and musculoskeletal strain; built environment (sick building syndrome, access for the disabled); risk assessment; control rooms; personnel training; drivers and driving; human-computer interfaces; manual handling; posture; human performance; controls; visual depth perception in keyhole surgery. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ergonomics; human factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
speech communication; workers' participation; control rooms and cabs; access to workplaces; manual lifting; work capacity; work posture; musculoskeletal diseases; drivers; man-computer interfaces; sick building syndrome; hazard evaluation; measurement of physical workload; road transport; human failure; ergonomic evaluation; handicapped workers; conference; United Kingdom |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Workers' participation
Sick building syndrome
Psychological factors
Ergonomics
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