Hedge - Ergonomic workplace design for health, wellness, and productivity

ERGONOMIC WORKPLACE DESIGN FOR HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND PRODUCTIVITY

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ERGONOMIC WORKPLACE DESIGN FOR HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND PRODUCTIVITY

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Alan Hedge

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Names: Hedge, Alan, editor.

Title: Ergonomic workplace design for health, wellness, and productivity / editor, Alan Hedge.

Description: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, a CRC title, part of the Taylor & Francis imprint, a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, the academic division of T&F Informa, plc, [2016] | Series: Human factors and ergonomics | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016002569 | ISBN 9781466598430 (alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Human engineering. | Industrial hygiene. | Industrial safety. | Labor productivity.

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Contents

Alan Hedge

Ken Parsons

Pawel Wargocki

Nigel Oseland and Paige Hodsman

Robin Burgess-Limerick

Mariana G. Figueiro and Mark S. Rea

Sampsa Puttonen

Peter Vink, Iris Bakker, and Liesbeth Groenesteijn

Tim Springer

Matko Papic

Leon Straker and Erin Howie

Danny S. Nou

Cynthia M. Burt

Laura Punnett, Pamela Vossenas, W. Gary Allread, and Noor Nahar Sheikh

Michelle M. Robertson and Wayne S. Maynard

Brian Peacock, Chui Yoon Ping, and Alan Hedge

Jay L. Brand

Lynn McAtamney, Christine Aickin, David Caple, Carlo Caponecchia, and Martin Mackey