Human factors engineering ergonomics

Human Factors Engineering/Ergonomics approach (control of error by design, audit, and feedback of operational experience) Occupational/process safety Manual/control operations Routine operation Task analysis Job design Workplace design Interface design Physical environment evaluation Workload analysis Infrequent... 

Engineering Physiology Bases of Human Factors Engineering Ergonomics by Karl H. E. Kroemer, Hiltrud J. Kroemer, and Katrin E. Kroemer-Elbert (September 17,2010). 

The second perspective to be considered in this chapter is the human factors engineering (or ergonomics) approach (HFE/E). This approach, described in Section 2.5, emphasizes the mismatch between human capabilities and system demands as being the main source of human error. From this perspective, the primary remedy is to ensure that the design of the system takes into account the physical and mental characteristics of the human. This includes consideration of factors such as ... 

While this process implies an ordered, structured process, it should be noted that the various stages overlap and it is frequently necessary to return to an earlier step in the process to modify or clarify information or decisions made in an earlier phase. The influence of the human factors aspects on design needs to be similarly integrated into the process design procedure. The particular human factors elements to be addressed at each phase are discussed below. These phases can be directly related to the human factors engineering and ergonomics (HFE/E) design approach described in Section 2.2. 

Hammond,. 1., Koubek, R.J., Harvey, C.M. Distributed collaboration for engineering design A review and reprisal. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing 11(1), 35-53 (2001)... 

Duffy, V. G., and Salvendy, G. (1997), Prediction of Effectiveness of Concurrent Engineering in Electronics Manufacturing in the U.S, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Marmfacturing, Vol. 

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) (1988), American National Standard for Human Factors Engineering of fisual Display Terminal Workstations (ANSI/HFS Standard No. 100-1988), Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Santa Moitica, CA. 

Alhemood, A. (2004). Development of safety engineering eurricula in the gulf eooperative countries to meet local manufacturing needs. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing Service Industries, 14(3), 321-326. 

The journals Human Factors and Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision-Making, published by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, are sources for new cognitive task-analytic techniques and application studies. 

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