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Ergonomics and Human Factors Occupational In the fifteen years since the publication of Occupational Ergonomics: Theory and Applications, significant advances have been made in this field. These Ergonomics advances include the impact of aging and obesity on workplace, the role of ergonomics in promoting healthy workplaces and healthy life styles, the role of ergonomic science in the design of consumer products, and much more. The caliber of information and the simple, practical ergonomics solutions in the second Theory and Applications edition of this groundbreaking resource, though, haven’t changed. See What’s New in the Second Edition: Second Edition • Enhanced coverage of ergonomics in the international arena • Emerging topics such as healthcare ergonomics and economics of ergonomics • Coverage of disability management and psychosocial rehabilitation aspects of workplace and its ergonomics implication • Current ergonomics solutions from “research to practice” • Synergy of healthy workplaces with healthy lifestyles • Impact of physical agents on worker health/safety and its control • Additional problems with solutions in the appendix The book covers the fundamentals of ergonomics and the practical application of those fundamentals in solving ergonomic problems. The scope is such that it can be used as a reference for graduate students in the health sciences, engineering, technology, and business as well as professional practitioners of these disciplines. Also, it can be used as a senior-level undergraduate textbook, with solved problems, case studies, and exercises included in several chapters. The book blends medical and engineering applications to solve musculoskeletal, safety, and health problems in a variety of traditional and emerging industries ranging from the office to the operating room to operations engineering. Bhattacharya • edited by McGlothlin Amit Bhattacharya James D. McGlothlin K11020 K11020_Cover_mech.indd 1 2/10/12 10:45 AM Occupational Ergonomics Theory and Applications Second Edition Occupational Ergonomics Theory and Applications Second Edition edited by Amit Bhattacharya University of Cincinnati Medical College Cincinnati, Ohio Co-Founder, OsteoDynamics, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio James D. 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CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users. For organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com Contents Preface, xi Editors, xiii Contributors, xv Part I Principles of Ergonomics ChaPter 1 ◾ A nthropometry 3 James F. annIs and John t. mCConvIlle ChaPter 2 ◾ S keletal Muscle Physiology and Its Application to Occupational Ergonomics 55 robert G. CutlIP and sharon s. ChIou ChaPter 3 ◾ P hysiological Aspects of Neuromuscular Function 87 thomas r. Waters and amIt bhattaCharya ChaPter 4 ◾ B iomechanical Aspects of Body Movement 103 anGus baGChee and amIt bhattaCharya ChaPter 5 ◾ B iomechanical Models in Ergonomics 145 KevIn P. Granata, KermIt G. davIs, and WIllIam s. marras ChaPter 6 ◾ P sychophysical Methodology and the Evaluation of Manual Materials Handling and Upper Extremity Intensive Work 173 sheIla KraWCzyK ChaPter 7 ◾ I nstrumentation for Occupational Ergonomics 205 robert G. radWIn, thomas y. yen, davId J. beebe, and John G. Webster ChaPter 8 ◾ W orker Participation: Approaches and Issues 243 alexander l. Cohen v vi ◾ Contents Part II Application of Ergonomic Principles ChaPter 9 ◾ J ob Analysis 273 Katharyn a. Grant ChaPter 10 ◾ W orkstation Evaluation and Design 293 davId r. ClarK ChaPter 11 ◾ T ool Evaluation and Design 321 andrIs FreIvalds ChaPter 12 ◾ M anual Materials Handling 349 thomas r. Waters ChaPter 13 ◾ M anual Materials Assist Devices 375 JeFFrey C. Woldstad and roderICK J. reasor (deCeased) ChaPter 14 ◾ M atching the Physical Qualifications of Workers to Jobs 393 rICK WICKstrom ChaPter 15 ◾ O ffice Ergonomics 421 mary o’reIlly ChaPter 16 ◾ S hift Work and Long Work Hours 451 ClaIre C. Caruso ChaPter 17 ◾ D esign and Evaluation of a Musculoskeletal and Work History Questionnaire 477 GraCe KaWas lemasters and marGaret r. atterbury ChaPter 18 ◾ F all Prevention in Industry Using Slip Resistance Testing 525 marK s. redFern and tImothy P. rhoades Part III Medical Surveillance for Ergonomics Programs ChaPter 19 ◾ R ecord-Based (“Passive”) Surveillance for Cumulative Trauma Disorders 541 shIro tanaKa ChaPter 20 ◾ A ctive Surveillance of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: An Essential Component in Ergonomic Programs 555 norKa saldaña Contents ◾ vii Part Iv E rgonomic Case Studies ChaPter 21 ◾ D evelopment and Implementation of an Ergonomics Process in the Automotive Industry: Reactive and Proactive Processes 571 bradley s. JosePh and Glenn JImmerson ChaPter 22 ◾ E rgonomic Control Measures in the Health Care Industry 591 arthur r. lonGmate ChaPter 23 ◾ H ealth Care Ergonomics 613 thomas r. Waters ChaPter 24 ◾ I njuries and Ergonomic Applications in Construction 629 honGWeI hsIao and ronald l. stanevICh ChaPter 25 ◾ E rgonomic Hazards and Controls for Elevating Devices in Construction 653 ChrIstoPher s. Pan, sharon s. ChIou, honGWeI hsIao, and Paul Keane ChaPter 26 ◾ E rgonomics in the Agricultural Industry 695 thomas r. Waters, KermIt G. davIs, and susan e. KotoWsKI ChaPter 27 ◾ E rgonomic Analysis and Abatement Recommendations to Reduce Musculoskeletal Stress in Warehousing Operations: Case Study 721 donald s. blosWICK and emIl GolIas Part v P hysical Agents in Workplace ChaPter 28 ◾ O ccupational Heat Stress 737 thomas e. bernard ChaPter 29 ◾ O ccupational Human Vibration 765 mIChael J. GrIFFIn ChaPter 30 ◾ N oise Exposure and Control 791 serGey a. GrInshPun, Jay KIm, and WIllIam J. murPhy ChaPter 31 ◾ N onionizing Radiation 827 John CardarellI II viii ◾ Contents Part vI C urrent Topics ChaPter 32 ◾ C umulative Trauma Disorders of the Upper Extremities 845 brIan d. loWe ChaPter 33 ◾ R evised NIOSH Lifting Equation 887 thomas r. Waters ChaPter 34 ◾ A mericans with Disabilities Act: Implications for the Use of Ergonomics in Rehabilitation 925 Jerry a. olshesKI and robert e. breslIn ChaPter 35 ◾ L egal Aspects of Ergonomics 943 James J. montGomery ChaPter 36 ◾ R eal-Time Exposure Assessment and Job Analysis Techniques to Solve Hazardous Workplace Exposures 957 James d. mCGlothlIn and sandra s. Cole ChaPter 37 ◾ E rgonomics and Concurrent Design 997 Peter m. budnICK, donald s. blosWICK, and don r. broWn ChaPter 38 ◾ E conomics of Ergonomics 1013 taPas K. ray, thomas r. Waters, and steve hudoCK ChaPter 39 ◾ M icroergonomics: Healthy Workplace and Healthy Lifestyle in University Residence Halls 1041 balmatee bIdassIe ChaPter 40 ◾ R esearch to Practice in Solving Ergonomic Problems 1065 JanICe huy, heIdI hudson, elIzabeth dalsey, John hoWard, and r. delon hull Part vII International Perspective on Ergonomics ChaPter 41 ◾ O verview of Ergonomic Research and Some Practical Applications in Sweden 1089 lennart dImberG ChaPter 42 ◾ C urrent Status of the Ergonomics Research in China 1107 he lIhua, shenG WanG, and bInGshI WanG
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