Ergonomics for Beginners : A Quick Reference Guide [first edition]

Offering a practical introduction to the field of ergonomics, this title is a revised edition of the Dutch text "Vademecum Ergonomie" . It provides a comprehensive summary of what is important in the application of ergonomics to the world of work. Both as an aid to the implementation of ergonomics and as a ready source of reference, it will contribute to the enhancement of equipment, technical systems and tasks worldwide, in any industrial enterprise and private household.; "Ergonomics for Begineers" aims to bring about a wider understanding of ergonomics and how to apply it, increasing the awareness of what the subject can do, embracing as it does the concepts of designing work for human satisfaction as well as human feasibility. It shows the steps by which management, workforce and users can reach that optimum state of balance.