| The Occupational Ergonomics Handbook, Second Edition, Two Volume Set Contributor(s): Marras, William S. (Author), Karwowski, Waldemar (Author) |
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ISBN: 0849319390 ISBN-13: 9780849319396 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $356.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2006 Annotation: Completely revised and updated, the second edition of a bestseller has been expanded into two volumes. The first volume focuses on the needs of professionals and students in their broadly defined areas of occupational ergonomics. It covers the principles of ergonomics in systems design and evaluation and provides a comprehensive approach to the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The second volume features systematic applications of ergonomics theories and data in the design and management of industries and businesses. It includes new information on ergonomic design for facility planning, processing and distribution industries, and product design for occupational ergonomics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Occupational & Industrial Medicine |
| Dewey: 620.82 |
| LCCN: 2005052860 |
| Series: Occupational Ergonomics Handbook, Second Edition |
| Physical Information: 1872 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Completely revised and updated, taking the scientific rigor to a whole new level, the second edition of the Occupational Ergonomics Handbook is now available in two volumes. This new organization demonstrates the enormous amount of advances that have occurred in the field since the publication of the first edition. The editors have brought together researchers from a wide range of disciplines with pioneering practitioners in industry to cover a diverse list of ergonomics topics. The second edition not only provides more information but makes it more accessible. Fundamental and Assessment Tools for Occupational Ergonomics introduces basic principles of ergonomics in system design and evaluation, as well as comprehensive approach to work related musculoskeletal disorders. This volume is a comprehensive source of theoretical ergonomics knowledge relevant to product and process quality, management of health and safety, and productivity in a variety of industries and businesses. Interventions, Controls, and Applications in Occupational Ergonomics begins with descriptions of the elements of the ergonomics processes, including success factors for implementation of industrial ergonomics programs. It includes coverage of injury surveillance database systems and corporate health management for the design and evaluation of health in industrial organizations, ergonomics processes from the small and large industry perspectives, and human digital modeling, as well as facilities planning and organizational design and macro-ergonomics. Additional chapters present methods and techniques for engineering control, including tried and true strategies and pitfalls to avoid, and discuss the theory and practice of ergonomics interventions in the workplace. Narrowing the focus while broadening the coverage, each individual volume supplies immediate access to important information. One of the most comprehensive sources for ergonomic knowledge available, providing both sound theory and practical examples, this book is a valuable resource for anyone in the field. |