Ergonomics

Skill and knowledge retention is a major issue and concern in learning and skill acquisition, especially when trained or acquired skills (or knowledge) are needed after long periods of nonuse.

A Druid looks at quality control for product and service industries, amplifying from his earlier book Right first time .

This book describes patterns of language and culture in human-computer interaction (HCI).

Safety and health concerns in workplaces across the globe continue to be of concern for leaders as they seek to discover novel ways to provide a workplace that preserves the health and safety of workers.

Bringing together renowned scholars, this handbook contains innovative current empirical and theoretical research in the area of job stress.

Aeronautical Decision-Making and Aviation Safety in the Alaskan Operational Setting introduces the reader to the real-life experiences of aviators who fly in remote settings such as Alaska in the United States.

Recipient of the SJSU San Jose State University Annual Author & Artist Awards 2019Recipient of the SJSU San Jose State University Annual Author & Artist Awards 2018Cybersecurity, or information technology security, focuses on protecting computers and data from criminal behavior.

This book gives readers the tools they need to achieve work design that is ergonomically effective while remaining economically feasible.

Forensic Engineering: The Art and Craft of a Failure Detective synthesizes the current academic knowledge, with advances in process and techniques developed in the last several years, to bring forensic materials and engineering analysis into the 21st century.

Although many books have been published on the application of GIS in emergency management and disaster response, this is the first one to bring together a comprehensive discussion of the critical role GIS plays in hospital and healthcare emergency management and disaster response.

What governs the way in which people work together and handle technology in high risk environments?

Safety of Sea Transportation is the second of two Conference Proceedings of TransNav 2017, June 21-23 in Gdynia, Poland.

Of the billions of dollars spent on plant management and operation annually, an estimated 80% of the total amount is spent to rectify the chronic failure of systems, machines, and humans.

Principles of Occupational Health and Hygiene offers a comprehensive overview of occupational health risks and hazardous environments encountered in a range of industries and organisational settings.

Sustainability enables the development of products with minimal environment impact coupled with economical and societal benefits.

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.

Many books focus on individual differences and how those relate to traffic safety such as accident proneness, gender differences, age, alcohol, and the effects of drugs.

Communications research in aviation is widely regarded by many in the healthcare community as the 'gold standard' to emulate.

Internal auditing is an essential tool for managing compliance and for initiating and driving continual improvement in any organization's systematic HSEQ performance.

Many inquiry reports blame management for their failures of foresight.

This is a composition of papers presented at the Annual Conference of the Ergonomics Society.

Still the only book published anywhere in the world which is devoted entirely to the principles of aeromedical transport, Aeromedical Transportation has rightly become known as the sole reference for the industry.

Offers an occupational ergonomic analysis of medical selection procedures for disabled and able-bodied labour-market entrants.

Organizational Cognition is a collection of chapters written by scholars from around the world.

Volumes have been written on the need for high-quality data to support organizational decision-making.

Written by world-renowned health and safety researcher E.

This Handbook presents opportunities, best practices, and case studies backed by cutting edge research on the drivers of continuous improvement of health, safety, and wellbeing in the architecture, engineering, construction, and facility management sector.

Focusing on the application of human factors and ergonomics in the design of alarm systems, this book brings together all the disparate areas in a single volume.

The second edition of a bestseller, Safety Differently: Human Factors for a New Era is a complete update of Ten Questions About Human Error: A New View of Human Factors and System Safety.

This volume is the first focused effort to compile state-of-the-art research and address future directions of UGC.

Are you ready and willing to get to the root causes of problems?

Culture forms a complex framework of national, organizational and professional attitudes and values within which groups and individuals function.

A just culture is a culture of trust, learning and accountability.

The world of safety for professionals can often be unclear.

The ubiquitous nature of transport signs on roadways, railways, and in airports can lead to an overload of visual information, yet little research has been done to understand the design and use of such signs from a driver's perspective.

Project scheduling is required for good project management, and the schedule represents the project plan under a specific set of assumptions, often that it will avoid new risks or even those that have occurred on previous occasions.

Accident investigation and risk assessment have for decades focused on the human factor, particularly 'human error'.

This book is a comprehensive survey on safety for older adults.

Exploring diagnostic mix, clinic size, on-site industrial rehabilitation program benefits, prevention medicine, and wellness and fitness strategies, this book describes how to establish an on-site occupational health program.

The current financial and on-going ecological crises have taught us that without practical wisdom, business, organisations and leadership cannot be sustainable.

In the past few years the topic of work and ageing has received much public and professional interest.

How are today's 'hearts and minds' programs linked to a late-19th century definition of human factors as people's moral and mental deficits?

When a venture seems to be faltering, do you persist and hope that things will get better or do you cut your losses?

The book discusses the indispensable connection between the environment and health via all possible aspects, focussing on human interactions with the environment.

Muscle strength is an important topic for ergonomics practitioners and physiologists to understand, especially as it relates to workplace injuries.

This is the second of two edited volumes from an international group of researchers and specialists, which together comprise the edited proceedings of the First International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, organized by Cranfield College of Aeronautics at Stratford-upon-Avon, England in October 1996.

This book explains the concept of wearable computing, need for wearable technology, its advantages, application areas, state of art developments in this area, required material and technology, possible future applications including cyborg developments and the need for this sphere of influence in the future.

This book provides in-depth information about the technical, legal, and policy issues that are raised when humans and artificially intelligent machines are enhanced by technology.

With the development of sensor technology, wireless communications, big data, and machine learning, there is an increasing interest in technologies and solutions that assess and predict the state of equipment and assets within various industrial settings.

This book describes psychosocial working conditions that negatively impact the mental and physical well-being of employees of various "e;assistance-related"e; professional groups, as well as individuals whose work is related to contact with demanding clients.