Pamela McCauley Bush - ERGONOMICS: Foundational Principles, Applications, and Technologies

Ergonomics Design and Management:
Theory and Applications

Series Editor

Waldemar Karwowski
Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
University of Central Florida (UCF) Orlando, Florida

Ergonomics: Foundational Principles, Applications, and Technologies
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ERGONOMICS

Foundational Principles,
Applications, and Technologies

Pamela McCauley Bush, PhD,CPE

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This book is dedicated to my parents, Maurice Sr. and LaFrance
McCauley. Daddy, thank you for making me take Algebra in
the 7th grade, which began my love for math, science, and
ultimately engineering. Mom, thanks for your eternal faith
in me, constant encouragement, and steadfast optimism.

The motivation for this book is a result of almost two decades of teaching ergonomics and human factors courses. In my interaction with students, it was apparent to me that an introductory text that focuses on basic ergonomic principles from both a research and application perspective could be very useful. This book is written to be used at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as by professionals in industry requiring a first course in ergonomics. It is designed to be used as that introductory text and accompanied with hands-on laboratory activities to complement classroom instruction. The use of case studies is designed to demonstrate application of the ergonomic knowledge. The book covers the foundational principles and major topics in the field of physical ergonomics. Upon completion of a course using this book, the student will be prepared to apply the ergonomic knowledge in industry or continue to higher levels of study in the field.

The content covered in the book includes the following:

: Introduction to ergonomics, history of the field, and associated legislative agencies.

: Overview of the systems body; this will serve as a refresher of select material learned in anatomy, biology, and physiology courses.

: Overview of human sensory capabilities as well as measurement of environmental factors.

: Introduction to muscular work and innervations of the muscular system.

: Introduction to the study of human body dimensions (or anthropometry).

: Student application of ergonomic principles to the design of workplaces and hand tools.

: Introduction to work-related musculoskeletal disorders, including history of disorders, causal factors, and mitigation strategies.

: Introduction to work physiology with a discussion of the principles of heavy work, and evaluating physical workload and fatigue.

: Overview of cognitive ergonomics and information processing as well as an explanation of principles for the design of controls and displays.

: Introduction to product liability and the impact of ergonomics in design on the consumer.

DESCRIPTION OF LABORATORY MANUAL

The laboratory manual contains multiple laboratory and application assignments to give students hands-on experience in applying ergonomic material taught in the classroom lectures. The manual has labs for each of the primary topics covered in the course as well as guidelines on how students are to conduct the laboratories and prepare lab report. Numerous tables, equations and examples are provided in the lab manual to facilitate student understanding of the material. The use of the lab manual supports the instructor by providing tailored exercises for students to perform that are directly aligned with the textbook material. Assignments are also provided for students taking the course via distance learning or remote resources. http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781439804452