
Occupational Ergonomics: Principles of Work Design focuses on the fundamentals in ergonomics design and evaluation. Divided into two parts, Part I covers the background for the discipline and profession of ergonomics and offers an international perspective on ergonomics. Part...

The authors discuss the ergonomics of system design, outline the principles of certification in professional ergonomics, and review methods for evaluation of physical workload due to posture (RULA and OWAS), includiong computer-aided human models and other software-based tools...