Ergonomics General

Cumulative Trauma Disorders Current Issues and Ergonomic Solutions. A Systems Approach. (1992). Kathryn G. Parker and Harold R. Imbus. Boca Raton, FL Lewis Publishers. 

Cumulative Trauma. Disorders A Manual for Musculoskeletal Diseases of the Upper Limbs. (1988). V. Anderson. S. T. Pheasant, London. Taylor Francis. 

The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Book Preventing and Treating CTSs, Tendinitis and Related Cumulative Trauma Disorders. (1993). M. Pinsky. New York Warner 

Ergonomics Sourcebook A Guide to Human Eactors Information. (1987). K. H. Pel-sma, ed. Lawrence, KS Report Store. 

Ergotalk. (Newsletter). Raleigh, NC North Carolina Resource Center. (See State and Federal Agencies for contact information.) 

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ISO EN 1EI99 General presentation of the set of standards in terms of principles and application Ergonomics of the thermal environment Principles and application of intcnianonri standards... 

Root causes 4 and 5. Human-machine interface less than adequate. The labeling of the pipe was poor and confusing, the general ergonomics of the work situation was poor. 

The "illegal status of the resulting control settings, indicated on the panel interface by the positions of buttons and switches, had not been noticed by the operator, because these panel indicators were very unclear from an ergonomic point of view (1.2.1.2), and because no alarms existed in general for any illegal combination or sequence of control settings (1,2.1-1). 

Safety of machinery—Ergonomic design principles—Part 1 Terminology and general principles prEN 614-2 1997-12-00... 

GAO (1997), Worker Protection Private Sector Ergonomics Programs Yield Positive Results, GAO/ HEHS-97-163, U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. 

U5. Who else should we talk to about ergonomics U6. General comments on ergonomics. 

These are similar to the elements in the proposed safety and health program rule. The proposed ergonomics standard covers workers in general industry, though construction, maritime, and agriculture operations may be covered in future rulemaking. TTie proposal specifically covers manufacturing... 

TABLE 6 General Ergonomic Checklist to Prioritize Potential Problems... 

Figure 17 Relationship of Cost vs. Distance. In general, material-handling cost is almost independent of distance. (From Work Design Industrial Ergonomics, 5th Ed., by S. Konz and S. Johnson. Copyright 2000 by Holcomb Hathaway, Pub., Scottsdale, AZ. Reprinted with permission)...

Checklists can also focus more precisely. Table 7 is a checklist for just the upper extremity. Table 8 is a checklist to prioritize potential ergonomic problems due to posture it focuses on force and duration for neck, trunk, and general body. 

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