"Well organised and copiously illustrated with case histories, data boxes, figures and tables, the text occupies eight highly purposeful chapters, in little over 200 comfortably readable pages."
Occupational Safety and Health Journal, UK, 1998

"…a very useful and interesting book, that gathers together and sets out in a clear and readable way many of the issues and factors affecting workplace design and safety."
IRN/HRM Research, 1998

"A new user-friendly book replete with checklists, case studies, helpful diagrams and easy-to-understand tables... Work Organization and Ergonomics is a practical book. The section on flexible work groups and multi-skilling is especially useful...."
The Irish Times, May 14, 1999

This book shows how to use ergonomics and work organization to improve working conditions, increase productivity, and enhance quality and performance. It draws together some of the basic changes being applied by enterprises worldwide, and explains briefly what they are and how others can benefit from them. It looks at practical aspects, where knowledge from research and applications of ergonomics and work organization have been used to match the work environment to the needs and characteristics of workers and processes, removing obstacles to the workers’ ability to work effectively and efficiently to produce high-quality output, and creating human-oriented work organizations and ergonomically sound environments. This will lead to major gains for workers and employers. It is aimed at managers, supervisors, workers’ representatives, engineers, trainers and consultants, particularly those engaged in processes of transformation and innovation.