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Ergonomics in manufacturing : raising productivity through workplace improvement / edited by Waldemar Karwowski and Gavriel Salvendy.

Contributor(s): Karwowski, Waldemar, 1953- | Salvendy, Gavriel, 1938-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dearborn, MI : Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1998Description: xiv, 538 p: ill ; 24 cm.ISBN: 087263485X .Subject(s): Human engineering | Industrial engineering | Industrial management | Industrial hygieneDDC classification: 620.82
Contents:
Ergonomics in plant operations / Gavriel Salvendy -- Participatory ergonomics - a practical guide for the plant manager / Donald Day -- Lowering costs through ergonomics / Hal W. Hendrick -- Manufacturing workstation design / Biman Das -- A design and selection guide for hand held tools / F. Aghazadeh, S. M. Waly -- Computer-aided design for ergonomics and safety / Markku Aaltonen, Markkus Mattila -- Ergonomics training and education for workers and managers / Marilyn Joyce -- Assessing physical work load / Veikko Louhevaara -- Static work load and endurance times / Nico J. Delleman, Jan Dul -- Worker strength evaluation: ergonomic and legal perspectives / Patrick G. Dempsey -- Methods for evaluating postural work load / W. Monroe Keyserling, Ann Arbor -- Manual material handling: design data bases / Christin L. Shoaf, Ashraf M. Genaidy -- Assessment of manual lifting - The niosh approach / Thomas R. Waters, Vern Putz-Anderson -- Perspective on lifting belts for material handling / Malgorzata J. Rys, Luis Rene Contreras -- Training and education in back injury prevention / Glenda L. Key -- An overview of upper extremity disorders / J. Steven Moore -- Cumulative trauma disorders in industry / Fadi A. Fathallah, Patrick G. Dempsey, Barbara S. Webster -- Ansi-Z365 standard: control and prevention of cumulative trauma disorders / Marvin J. Dainoff -- Managing work-related musculoskeletal injuries / Gary A. Mirka, Carolyn M. Sommerich -- Ergonomics: part of continuous improvement / Steven L. Johnson -- Vibration-induced cumulative trauma disorders / Donald E. Wasserman -- Evaluating ergonomics programs / Gary B. Orr, David C. Alexander -- Auditing ergonomics / Colin G. Drury -- Economic evaluations of ergonomic interventions / James R. Buck -- Worldwide corporate ergonomics efforts - USA / Brian Peacock -- Corporate ergonomic efforts in Germany / Hans-Jorg Bullinger, Martin Braun, Rainer Schopp -- Corporate ergonomic efforts in Sweden / Asa Gabrielsson, Jorgen Eklund, Gunnela Westlander -- Ergonomics and TQM / Holger Luczak, Kai Krings, Stefan Gryglewski, Georg Stawowy.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 620.82 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00080884
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Learn to organize and manage ergonomics efforts, and discover how to achieve profitable results using various corporations around the world as models for success. The foremost international experts from industry, government, and academia contribute their views. Includes a number of enlightening case studies and real-world examples supported by figures and tables that are essential to any effective ergonomics plan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ergonomics in plant operations / Gavriel Salvendy -- Participatory ergonomics - a practical guide for the plant manager / Donald Day -- Lowering costs through ergonomics / Hal W. Hendrick -- Manufacturing workstation design / Biman Das -- A design and selection guide for hand held tools / F. Aghazadeh, S. M. Waly -- Computer-aided design for ergonomics and safety / Markku Aaltonen, Markkus Mattila -- Ergonomics training and education for workers and managers / Marilyn Joyce -- Assessing physical work load / Veikko Louhevaara -- Static work load and endurance times / Nico J. Delleman, Jan Dul -- Worker strength evaluation: ergonomic and legal perspectives / Patrick G. Dempsey -- Methods for evaluating postural work load / W. Monroe Keyserling, Ann Arbor -- Manual material handling: design data bases / Christin L. Shoaf, Ashraf M. Genaidy -- Assessment of manual lifting - The niosh approach / Thomas R. Waters, Vern Putz-Anderson -- Perspective on lifting belts for material handling / Malgorzata J. Rys, Luis Rene Contreras -- Training and education in back injury prevention / Glenda L. Key -- An overview of upper extremity disorders / J. Steven Moore -- Cumulative trauma disorders in industry / Fadi A. Fathallah, Patrick G. Dempsey, Barbara S. Webster -- Ansi-Z365 standard: control and prevention of cumulative trauma disorders / Marvin J. Dainoff -- Managing work-related musculoskeletal injuries / Gary A. Mirka, Carolyn M. Sommerich -- Ergonomics: part of continuous improvement / Steven L. Johnson -- Vibration-induced cumulative trauma disorders / Donald E. Wasserman -- Evaluating ergonomics programs / Gary B. Orr, David C. Alexander -- Auditing ergonomics / Colin G. Drury -- Economic evaluations of ergonomic interventions / James R. Buck -- Worldwide corporate ergonomics efforts - USA / Brian Peacock -- Corporate ergonomic efforts in Germany / Hans-Jorg Bullinger, Martin Braun, Rainer Schopp -- Corporate ergonomic efforts in Sweden / Asa Gabrielsson, Jorgen Eklund, Gunnela Westlander -- Ergonomics and TQM / Holger Luczak, Kai Krings, Stefan Gryglewski, Georg Stawowy.

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