The ergonomic casebook : real world solutions / James P. Kohn.

One of the greatest challenges in the occupational health and safety profession is the application of theory to actual workplace practice. The difference between how the workplace should be ideally designed and the limitations that occur in pre-existing facilities are often difficult to overcome. Wi...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Kohn, James P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2020]
Edition:1st edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Agriculture case studies : ergonomic job design inthe hog industry / W. Hilton
  • Chemical industry case studies : anthropometrics in the chemical industry ; Hand injuries in a chemical industry quality control laboratory ; Electronics industry case studies : push, pull, and lifting material handling issues in the electronics industry / J. Kohn
  • Repetitive motion problems in a small electric motor manufacturing facility / M. Friend
  • Hospital/health care case studies : elimination of back injuries in a hospital environment / A. Anderson, B. Maxwell, and E. Johnson
  • An analysis of signal detection issues in a hospital environment / G. Baker and R. Scott
  • Manual lifting case studies in the health care industry / B. Maxwell and E. Johnson
  • Psychological case study of a medical transcription unit / K. Miezio
  • Manufacturing case studies : a behavioral engineering approach to ergonomic problems / J. Kohn.
  • Ergonomic case study of an automobile radiator parts manufacturing facility / D. Hinnant
  • Repetitive motion problems in a synthetic fibers plant / D. Lawhorn
  • Repetitive motion problems in handpacking systems / L. Ridings
  • An ergonomic case study in a servo-motor assembly facility / J. Coltrain and B. Dail
  • Ergonomic problems in the product design industry / B. Eudy
  • Mercantile case studies : ergonomic force requirements to open doors / M. Volney
  • Office environments case studies : ergonomic complaints regarding video display terminals / L. Ridings
  • An ergonomic program for solving VDT workstation problems / S. Joyner
  • An ergonomic systems approach for solving VDT workstation problems in the agricultural industry / J. Kohn
  • Office ergonomics and engineering design / M. Hansen.
  • Service industry case studies : manual materials handling in the frozen food delivery industry ; Manual materials handling : loading of a freezer in the frozen food delivery industry / N. Brown
  • An environmental-ergonomic case study at a parcel delivery facility / A. Tillett
  • Ergonomic tool design hazards in the restaurant industry / J. Krause
  • Workplace equipment and facility redesign in the restaurant industry / J. Krause and R.S. Lawson
  • Utility industry case studies : signal detection : Three Mile Island accident : right string wrong yo yo / R. Pate.