Contemporary Ergonomics 1998. by Hanson, Margaret A.

Table of Contents: “…-- Speed limitation and driver behaviour -- The ergonomics implications of conventional saloon car cabins on police drivers -- The design of seat belts for tractors -- Auditory distraction in the workplace: a review of the implications from laboratory studies -- Transmission of shear vibration through gloves -- The effect of wrist posture on attenuation of vibration in the hand-arm system -- Criteria for selection of hand tools in the aircraft manufacturing industry: a review -- Exposure assessment of ice cream scooping tasks -- The effect of clothing fit on the clothing Ventilation Index -- A thermoregulatory model for predicting transient thermal sensation -- The user-oriented design, development and evaluation of the clothing envelope of thermal performance -- A comparison of the thermal comfort of different wheelchair seating materials and an office chair -- The effect of repeated exposure to extreme heat by fire training officers -- The effects of self-contained breathing apparatus on gas exchange and heart rate during fire-fighter simulations -- The effect of external air speed on the clothing ventilation index -- Commercial planning and ergonomics -- Human factors and design: Bridging the communication gap -- Guidelines for addressing ergonomics in development aid.…”
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