- ISBN: 9780415374484 | 0415374480
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 3/25/2005
The broad and developing scope of ergonomics has been illustrated for over twenty years by the books that make up the Contemporary Ergonomics series. Presenting the proceedings of the Ergonomics Society's annual conference, Contemporary Ergonomics 2005 covers a wide range of topics including: applications of ergonomics, air traffic control, cognitive ergonomics, defense, design, environmental ergonomics, ergonomics for schools, hospital ergonomics, inclusive design, methods and tools, occupational health and safety, slips, trips & falls and transport. The papers provide insight into current practice and research findings, forming an invaluable reference source.
| Constructing new harness fit charts using 3D anthropometric information | p. 3 |
| Did 16th century pagoda builders base their designs on human neck architecture? | p. 8 |
| The effect of handle angle on fencing sport | p. 12 |
| Baggage handling in narrow-bodied aircraft : identification and assessment of musculoskeletal injury risk factors | p. 17 |
| Ergonomic intervention on musculoskeletal discomfort among crane operators at waste-to-energy-plants | p. 22 |
| Reducing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in construction workers | p. 27 |
| Turning banking on its head - the ergonomics challenges | p. 32 |
| Passenger behaviour on amusement rides | p. 37 |
| The health and safety executive manual handling assessment chart (MAC) benefits | p. 42 |
| Confessions of an expert witness | p. 47 |
| Usability evaluation methods for child participants | p. 52 |
| Human factors in air traffic management : making a difference | p. 59 |
| Distributed collaboration of a remote search task : comparison of datalink and audio communications | p. 64 |
| Recovery from equipment failures in air traffic control | p. 69 |
| Validation of the ISA (instantaneous self assessment) subjective workload tool | p. 74 |
| Air traffic conflict displays - Falzon to Trotsky | p. 79 |
| Assessing situational awareness in teams | p. 84 |
| Human factors issues in ATC : the "use" of an eye tracking methodology | p. 89 |
| Distributed situational awareness | p. 97 |
| Human factors issues in airport baggage screening | p. 101 |
| Distributed cognition in police operations | p. 105 |
| Impacts of automation revisited | p. 110 |
| Design method for developing mathematical diagrams | p. 115 |
| Delivering difficult concepts using visual representations | p. 120 |
| Evaluation of the posture of tall males in the T45 bunk | p. 127 |
| Feeding the fifteen-hundred - designing the galleys for the future aircraft carrier | p. 132 |
| Only a digger : the human factors challenges of armoured plant equipment | p. 138 |
| Emergency egress from multi-crew military aircraft | p. 141 |
| The effect of military load carriage on ground reaction force | p. 146 |
| Gender differences in military load carriage | p. 151 |
| Biomechanical examination of British prototype load carriage systems | p. 157 |
| Succeeding at human factors integration (HFI) | p. 163 |
| The ergonomist as a skilled helper | p. 168 |
| Purpose and context : selecting multiple methods for evaluating a pilot public information terminal | p. 175 |
| To DIY for : the characteristics that make self-assembly tasks difficult | p. 180 |
| Ergonomics aspects of "immortal" systems | p. 185 |
| Exploring important usability attributes of cellular phones based on customer needs : a case with Turkish users | p. 190 |
| An investigation on the ergonomic problems of using mobile phones to send SMS | p. 195 |
| Analysis of sitting discomfort, a review | p. 200 |
| Influence of the shape of a sitting support on the internal body stresses | p. 205 |
| Acclimation and resting core-temperature | p. 213 |
| Physiological and labour-productive effects of fluid consumption during forestry work | p. 217 |
| A model of thermal comfort for people in railway carriages | p. 222 |
| The effects of colour and fit of clothing on thermal comfort in the sun | p. 227 |
| Discomfort caused by sitting next to a cold window : simulated railway carriage at night | p. 232 |
| Analysing costs and benefits in the context of school equipment and furniture | p. 239 |
| Student responses to schoolbag carriage : evidence for a recommended upper schoolbag weight | p. 244 |
| Assessment of the use of carry chairs by UK ambulance staff | p. 251 |
| Limiting the distracting effects of interruptions in nursing care | p. 256 |
| A comparative analysis of ambulance stretcher loading systems | p. 261 |
| Questioning the use of NHS estates ergonomic drawings | p. 266 |
| Attention responsive technology and ergonomics | p. 273 |
| Abilitymatch - building a disability management system | p. 277 |
| Web accessibility for all | p. 282 |
| User reactions to animated sign language | p. 287 |
| Synface : providing lip-readable support to hard of hearing people | p. 292 |
| Models for inclusion evidence for choice and innovation | p. 297 |
| Models for inclusion evidence for an inclusive home marketplace | p. 302 |
| Models for inclusion evidence for inclusion at home and elsewhere | p. 306 |
| Can ergonomics (and investments in health and safety) be useful in sustaining a competitive advantage? | p. 313 |
| Use of logic trees to evaluate corporate performance in ergonomics, health and safety | p. 318 |
| Event analysis of systemic teamwork (EAST); a novel integration of ergonomics methods to analyse C4i activity | p. 322 |
| Adolescent ergonomics | p. 327 |
| A task analysis of crime scene investigation | p. 331 |
| Development of the WESTT human performance analysis tool | p. 336 |
| An ergonomics assessment of police body armour | p. 340 |
| How to eat an elephant : achieving human factors integration across very large systems | p. 345 |
| Working groups and user groups : differing objectives and forms | p. 351 |
| The event analysis of systemic teamwork (EAST) : methodology and analyses of railway maintenance tasks | p. 356 |
| A general model of human factors structured analysis and design methods | p. 361 |
| Integrating human factors methods : the HF methods matrix | p. 366 |
| Multi-media packaging and ergonomic appraisal | p. 373 |
| Using Homer Simpson to promote safety | p. 378 |
| Emotional factors in initiatives to promote health and safety : effects of mood state on compliance | p. 383 |
| Manipulating the impact of public health information on mood | p. 388 |
| Taste preferences of transport safety investigators : who doesn't like Swiss cheese? | p. 392 |
| Didn't you see the sign? : recall of warning signs for slip hazards | p. 399 |
| Textual analysis of 459 accounts of serious falls on the level in occupational situations | p. 404 |
| An investigation of slips, trips and falls in a UK water utility company | p. 409 |
| Linking falls and other life safety concerns in buildings : the World Trade Center and beyond | p. 414 |
| Photographic representation of visual fields just before missteps and falls involving stairs | p. 419 |
| Minor variations in gait and their effect on stair safety | p. 427 |
| Experimental study of the balance control of standing passengers in public transport | p. 432 |
| Analysis of the age effect in the principal postural-control parameters using the dynamic posturography system NED/IBV S.V.E. | p. 437 |
| Balance assessment and rehabilitation with dynamometric platforms | p. 442 |
| The use of equipment by sheltered housing wardens to manage uninjured elderly falls in the community | p. 449 |
| Floor cleaning - drop that mop! | p. 454 |
| Tactile paving - right or wrong? | p. 459 |
| Prevention of fall-induced hip fractures : usability evaluation of hip protectors | p. 464 |
| Effect of changing stair dimensions on safety | p. 469 |
| Review of in-patient falls associated with hospital bed rails | p. 475 |
| Setting up an integrated falls and osteoporosis service in East Kent | p. 480 |
| Influence of pavement design parameters in safety perception in the elderly | p. 485 |
| Slips, strips and falls in the maritime sector | p. 490 |
| The TRL pendulum slip resistance tester the reasoning for its acceptance in the UK | p. 493 |
| Combined effects of friction and wear behaviours on fall safety measures | p. 498 |
| A new understanding on the shoe wear mechanism and its significance on slip resistance property | p. 503 |
| Assessing slip resistance of wintry walkways with portable slip simulator | p. 509 |
| Roller coaster slip tests putting slip testing back on the rails! | p. 514 |
| A field assessment of potential friction variation in a fast-food restaurant in the USA | p. 519 |
| Friction measurement on inclined surface using the Brungraber Mark II slipmeter | p. 524 |
| A survey of occupational falls and slip resistance characteristics of safety footwear in Spain | p. 529 |
| Managing fatigue risks | p. 537 |
| Driving behaviour in extremis | p. 543 |
| A test flight for malleable attentional resources theory | p. 548 |
| Investigating train drivers' perceptions of their visual behaviour | p. 553 |
| Pedestrian flow modelling - meeting the user's needs | p. 558 |
| It's not all plain sailing : port turn-arounds and seafarers' fatigue : a case study | p. 563 |
| Fatigue at sea : amendments to working time directives and management guidelines | p. 568 |
| Collisions and collision risk awareness at sea : data from a variety of seafarers | p. 573 |
| The effect of signal infrastructure on train driver visual behaviour on signal approaches | p. 578 |
| Using an animated simulation to assess the visibility of aerodrome information displays from the cockpit | p. 583 |
| Measuring pilot workload in single and multi-crew military aircraft | p. 588 |
| Violence in the workplace - designing out the problems | p. 593 |
| Validation of minimum reading time requirements for railway signal reading | p. 598 |
| Development and validation of the HMRI safety culture inspection model and toolkit | p. 603 |
| Usability of pedestrian crossings : further results from fieldwork | p. 608 |
| Control room design : new thinking | p. 613 |
| Is extinction behind intersection collisions? | p. 618 |
| Visualising user experiences through video | p. 621 |
| Developing a design for the new ticket offices at King's Cross Underground Station | p. 626 |
| Can the wording of GM labels affect perceptions of GM foods? | p. 635 |
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