Fundamentals and Assessment Tools for Occupational Ergonomics

By William S. Marras and Waldemar Karwowski

Book Overview

Fundamental and Assessment Tools for Occupational Ergonomics merges the frontiers of ergonomics, workplace design, and management issues. The editors have brought together researchers from disciplines such as biomechanics, anthropometry, and cognitive science with pioneering practitioners in industry. They discuss tools of the trade, upper extremity analysis, backs, interventions, management issues, design for ergonomics, principles of product design, band-aid approaches, processing, distribution centers, and service systems. The handbook is a compendium of information authored by top-flight investigators who represent the cutting edge of opinion, research, and interest in the field.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849319374
• ISBN13: 9780849319372
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 1024 Pages
• Weight: 4.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 7.2" x 10.3"