Written for those who are on the job but not necessarily professionally trained ergonomists, the principles and approaches detailed in this highly regarded guide have all been implemented in real-world workplace environments and proven successful in reducing the potential for occupational injury, increasing the number of people who can perform a job, and improving employee performance on the job. More than 150 clear and informative illustrations and tables help convey data and information in eight sections:



Ergonomics design philosophy
Human reliability and information transfer
Evaluation of job demands
Work design
Workplace design
Manual handling in occupational tasks
Equipment design
Environment