Editors:
- Discusses human body's responses to physical and physiological work demands
- Identifies ergonomic risk factors in the workplace
- Describes new methods to assess and control risks in the workplace
- Explores critical aspects in the design of any human-centered technological system
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC, volume 489)
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Table of contents (97 papers)
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Front Matter
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Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Physical Ergonomics in Design
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About this book
This book reports on the state of the art in physical ergonomics and is concerned with the design of products, process, services, and work systems to assure their productive, safe, and satisfying use by people. With focus on the human body's responses to physical and physiological work demands, repetitive strain injuries from repetition, vibration, force, and posture are the most common types of issues examined, along with their design implications. The book explores a wide range of topics in physical ergonomics, which includes the consequences of repetitive motion, materials handling, workplace safety, and usability in the use of portable devices, design, working postures, and the work environment. Mastering physical ergonomics and safety engineering concepts is fundamental to the creation of products and systems that people are able to use, as well as the avoidance of stresses and minimization of the risk of accidents. Based on the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Physical Ergonomics & Human Factors, held on July 27-31, 2016 in Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA, the book provides readers with a comprehensive view of the current challenges in Physical Ergonomics, which are a critical aspect in the design of any human-centered technological system, and factors influencing human performance.
Keywords
- Repetitive Strain Injuries
- Repetitive Motion
- Repetitive Stress Injuries
- Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD)
- Human Performance Data
- Anthropometry
- Inclusive Design
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Fatigue and Stress
- Risk Minimization
- Workplace Safety
- Postural Stress Analysis
- Biomechanical Analysis
- Occupational Health
- Injury Prevention
- Low Back Pain
- Human-centered Technologies
- Injury Prevention
- Fuzzy Modeling of Stresses
- AHFE 2016 Proceedings
Editors and Affiliations
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Ravindra Goonetilleke
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University of Central Florida , Orlando, USA
Waldemar Karwowski
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, July 27-31, 2016, Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA
Editors: Ravindra Goonetilleke, Waldemar Karwowski
Series Title: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41694-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-41693-9Published: 19 July 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-41694-6Published: 26 July 2016
Series ISSN: 2194-5357
Series E-ISSN: 2194-5365
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 1022
Number of Illustrations: 122 b/w illustrations, 293 illustrations in colour
Topics: Computational Intelligence, Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine, Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk, Experimental Psychology, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction