Ergonomics

Actively Caring for Safety: The Psychological Science of Injury Prevention outlines proactive applications of applied behavioural science and humanism (i.

Due to global competition, safety regulations, and other factors, manufacturers are increasingly pressed to create products that are safe, highly reliable, and of high quality.

Instructional design theory and practice has evolved over the past 30 years from an initial narrow focus on programmed instruction to a multidimensional field of study integrating psychology, technology, evaluation, measurement, and management.

This book provides an introduction to the Human Centred Design of autonomous vehicles for professionals and students.

Biomechanics applies the laws and techniques of mechanics in the study of biological systems and related phenomena.

Military command and control is not merely evolving, it is co-evolving.

This special issue is made up of five articles which cover the emerging area of human-robot interaction.

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The ways in which organizations make use of information available to them to make decisions and manage activity is an essential topic of investigation for human factors.

Certain activities and events both inside and outside a vehicle can distract drivers and lead to degraded performance.

The ever-increasing integration of technology and the human body is attracting attention from religious, business, and political leaders around the world, and the topic promises to be a significant social issue in the 21st century.

The role of internal audit is changing.

Given the strong current attention of orthopaedic, biomechanical, and biomedical engineering research on translational capabilities for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of clinical disease states, the need for reviews of the state-of-art and current needs in orthopaedics is very timely.

The text discusses energy-efficient vehicles as an essential element of sustainable transportation.

This book outlines the process of sustainable product design and development.

Eco-driving has the potential to save fuel and reduce emissions without having to make any changes to vehicles or road infrastructure.

Security Culture starts from the premise that, even with good technical tools and security processes, an organisation is still vulnerable without a strong culture and a resilient set of behaviours in relation to people risk.

The investigation and modelling of aviation accident causation is dominated by linear models.

Based on recent research, this book discusses how to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness in patient care through the application of human factors and ergonomics principles.

Hierarchical Task Analysis (HTA) is carried out by professionals who have to undertake a wide range of human factors and human resource design decisions.

Driver inattention has been identified as one of the leading causes for car accidents.

Uncertainty is certain to be found in structural engineering, making it crucial to structure design.

Having an accurate understanding of what is going on is a key commodity for teams working within military systems.

Security is a paradox.

Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices is a complete training package that describes 29 CFR 1910.

The background and interwoven streams of team cognition and distributed cognition fermenting together has wielded new nuances of exploration, which continue to be relevant for a theoretical understanding of team phenomena.

Cognition, Education, and Communication Technology presents some of the recent theoretical developments in the cognitive and educational sciences and implications for the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the organization of school and university education.

OSHA frequently requires companies to implement the type of program promoted in Cumulative Trauma Disorders, the first and only book to address both the medical and ergonomic aspects of cumulative trauma.

This book discusses an integrative approach combining Human Factors expertise with Automotive Engineering.

This volume integrates research findings from three multinational studies conducted to examine the impact of children's use of computers in school.

This book offers a thorough exploration of interaction design by examining various technologies,interaction techniques, styles, and devices.

The 2000 edition of this long running and highly respected series, contains the best papers from the Ergonomics Society Annual Conference in 2000.

In our high technology society, there is a growing demand for a better understanding of decision making in high risk situations in order to improve selection, training and operational performance.

The Social Internet of Things (SIoT) has become a hot topic in academic research.

The design of consumer products has a central role in its potential for contributing to a healthier living and working space.

Understanding Interaction explores the interaction between people and technology in the broader context of the relations between the human-made and the natural environments.

Internet Environments for Science Education synthesizes 25 years of research to identify effective, technology-enhanced ways to convert students into lifelong science learners--one inquiry project at a time.

Providing up-to-date, practical advice on how to design, select, and structure telemedicine interventions with older adults, this book discusses the age-related changes that can affect the efficacy of these systems.

The purpose of this book is to demonstrate how a Training-Within-Industry (TWI) Job-Program could reduce human factor-related harm in construction.

In this internet age of security challenges and threats from cybercrime, enhanced security measures are necessary.

Digital Transformations for Lighting in the Workplace: A Systematic Approach Used in Ergonomics offers a practical concept for the implementation of digital transformation in ergonomics in work settings.

Defines the psychology of human-computer interaction, showing how to span the gap between science & application.

This text discusses the skills and abilities that air-traffic controllers need.

Design thinking is a ground-breaking problem solving process which combines logic, intuition, and systematic reasoning to develop long-term solutions to common engineering challenges and to inspire innovation.

From the Foreword by Captain Daniel Maurino, ICAO: '.

The second edition of Noise Control: From Concept to Application, newly expanded and thoroughly updated, now includes 180 graded problems with solutions, plus 100 end-of-chapter problems with solutions available for instructors on the authors' website.

In recognition of the importance of road safety as a major health issue, the World Health Organization has declared 2011-2021 the Decade of Safety Action.

Traditional research about Financial Stability and Sustainable Growth typically omits Earnings Management (as a broad class of misconduct), Complex Systems Theory, Mechanism Design Theory, Public Health, psychology issues, and the externalities and psychological effects of Fintech.

Ad hoc and interdisciplinary, the field of interaction design claims no unified theory.

Synthesising the latest thinking from neuroscience and psychology with the practice of safety management, Mindful Safety shows how a much stronger safety culture can be built from the ground up.