Ergonomics

Leading figures in Australian robotics research provide an overview and guidance for human-robot interaction (HRI) experimental design and evaluation methodologies that consider the ethical implications of the research and its applications from a human-centred and contextual perspective.

This new edition undergraduate introductory textbook follows the motto of the previous versions: "e;Solid information, easy-to-read, easy to understand, easy to apply.

This new edition undergraduate introductory textbook follows the motto of the previous versions: "e;Solid information, easy-to-read, easy to understand, easy to apply.

This book brings several original contributions to research and practical applications in the field of mass customization from the designer, manufacturer, and customer perspectives respectively.

This book brings several original contributions to research and practical applications in the field of mass customization from the designer, manufacturer, and customer perspectives respectively.

Risk-based, Management-led, Audit-driven, Safety Management Systems, explains what a safety management system (SMS) is, and how it reduces risk in order to prevent accidental losses in an organization.

Risk-based, Management-led, Audit-driven, Safety Management Systems, explains what a safety management system (SMS) is, and how it reduces risk in order to prevent accidental losses in an organization.

In the 20 years since the publication of the first edition of Bodyspace the knowledge base upon which ergonomics rests has increased significantly.

How Does the Body's Motor Control System Deal with Repetition?

To live is to communicate, and to communicate with confidence is a craft that one will do well to master early rather than later in life.

In the 20 years since the publication of the first edition of Bodyspace the knowledge base upon which ergonomics rests has increased significantly.

To live is to communicate, and to communicate with confidence is a craft that one will do well to master early rather than later in life.

How Does the Body's Motor Control System Deal with Repetition?

This book outlines the new concept of user engineering and covers the diversity of users, along with the business process that includes the design and the user's experience processes.

"e;Fundamentally, making games is designing with others, everyone contributing from different angles towards the best possible product.

This book provides the latest research and design-based recommendations for how to design and implement a technology training program for older adults in Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs).

The recognition and control of hazards in the work environment are the cornerstone of every company's safety and health plan.

Despite a growing body of research and targeted remediation, teenage and novice drivers continue to be six to nine times more likely to die in a crash than they are when they are just a few years older.

Even with today's mobile technology, most work is still undertaken in a physical workplace.

Pre-Accident Investigations: Better Questions - An Applied Approach to Operational Learning challenges safety and reliability professionals to get better answers by asking better questions.

This book covers a wealth of knowledge from experts and informed stakeholders on the best ways to understand, prevent, and control fall-related risk exposures.

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

This book discusses management decision-making under accident conditions as a vehicle to confirm the importance of clear decision-making guided by a systems approach on how an organization functions related to the role of managers, operators, and the operation of the plant.

More and more the most traditional and typical applied ergonomics issues of the activities related to sea shipping, vehicle driving, and flying are required to deal with some emerging topics related to the growing automatism and manning reduction, the ICT's advances and pervasiveness, and the new demographic and social phenomena, such as aging or multiculturalism.

Accident prevention is a common thread throughout every aspect of our society.

This book covers the application of the OCRA (Occupational Repetitive Actions) method.

In our increasingly globally interconnected world, understanding and appreciating the sociocultural context within which individuals make their decisions is critical to developing successful partnerships.

This book is the 3rd volume in the Resilient Health Care series.

This book shows how to identify potential design errors and modify procedures in the design process to mitigate design-induced error.

This book deals with the present and future situation with Quality and Safety management Systems (QMS and SMS).

This book will provide a quick reference on Work Measurement.

Office ergonomics - whether we realize it or not - directly or indirectly affects every one of us.

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.

Sewer systems fall into the category "e;out of sight, out of mind"e; - they seldom excite interest.

Currently people deal with various entities (such as hardware, software, buildings, spaces, communities and other people), to meet specific goals while going about their everyday activities in work and leisure environments.

Stuart Walker's design work has been described as life-changing, inspiring, disturbing and ferocious.

Stuart Walker's design work has been described as life-changing, inspiring, disturbing and ferocious.

Increasing levels of driving automation has changed the role of the driver from active operator to passive monitor.

Increasing levels of driving automation has changed the role of the driver from active operator to passive monitor.

This book presents an accessible introduction to data-driven storytelling.

This book presents an accessible introduction to data-driven storytelling.

This book provides an introduction to the field of human factors for individuals who are involved in the delivery and/or improvement of prehospital emergency care and describes opportunities to advance the practical application of human factors research in this critical domain.

This book provides an introduction to the field of human factors for individuals who are involved in the delivery and/or improvement of prehospital emergency care and describes opportunities to advance the practical application of human factors research in this critical domain.

The study of expertise weaves its way through various communities of practice, across disciplines, and over millennia.

The competition between airports demands higher-quality services to satisfy passengers.

In a world where artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, how can we ensure that AI enhances human skills rather than replacing them?

Key elements in the formation of smart cities are development based on cooperation between local governments and business, the realization of sustainable development goals, the creation of social sustainability, the advancement of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the use of innovative solutions.

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

Many contemporary business models are now completely based on the idea of a circular economy or sustainability, where they extensively use technology to save resources, become more efficient, and leave a smaller carbon footprint on the planet.

The focus of this book is on how experts adapt to complexity, synthesize and interpret information in context, and transform or "e;fuse"e; disparate items of information into coherent knowledge.