Ergonomics Abstracts

Ergonomics Abstracts. 1969-. London Taylor Francis. Sponsored by the Ergonomics Information Analysis Center at the University of Birmingham, UK. This publication covers the international literature of ergonomics, human factors, human machine systems, physical environmental influences in the workplace, and work design as well as psychological, physiological, and biomechanical aspects of work. 

Journals are important publications for engineers, researchers, and students in the field of industrial and manufacturing engineering because they present the results of current research, methods, and developments. Articles published in journals are usually indexed in databases like Compendex, Inspec, and Ergonomics Abstracts. Most articles are now available in electronic format, but some pre-1990s journals are still only in paper form. The list of titles included in this section is a sample of important journals in this area. This list is limited to scholarly publications and, therefore, does not include trade publications. 

Ergonomics Abstracts. Produced by the Ergonomic Information Centre Department of Engineering Production, University of Birmingham, this has very informative abstracts on all aspects of work and working conditions. 

Abstract Personal armour saves lives when people have dangerous jobs to do. The benefit of this protection comes at the cost of making tasks more difficult and expensive. Hence, there is a fundamental trade-off between having too httle and too much protection. This chapter explores the topics of survivabihty and human vulnerabihty in order to describe how personal armour is optimised. It outlines how our understanding of threats, armour and people are combined, and how protection is balanced against ergonomic and financial constraints. 

ABSTRACT A proper JHA requires much more than observing a job to see if it looks hard . The purpose of this study is to break down a task into its component steps, determine the hazards associated with each step, and focus on the ergonomic connection of those hazards. In order to quantify the risks of musculoskeletal disorders, we calculated lifting tasks and compared those to minimal averages. The results indicated that multiple job tasks were in excess of the recommended weight limits for those tasks. Implementing controls is necessary for reduction of these injuries. 

CISDOC provides international coverage of all topics related to occupational health and safety, and the working environment. The record.s contain English abstracts on various specific subjects occupational medicine, industries and occupations, chemical safety, fires, explosions and major hazards, mechanical hazards, ergonomics, stress and psychosocial factors, and others. 

The introduction of a LIMS affects laboratory work. Administrative work will be done by computers instead of by hand, which requires a totally different ergonomics. The work becomes more abstract and interpersonal contacts, which are necessary for the exchange of experience and information, decrease. As LIMSs can only work in a structured order of events, there is no place for the personal touch . The master files of a LIMS contain the knowledge which had previously been only in the heads of the laboratory staff. This increases the transparency of work but on the other hand the importance of the employee decreases. 

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