A method for selecting and rating scientific and professional journals representing the discipline of ergonomics and human factors is proposed. The method is based upon the journal list, impact factors and citations provided by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI), and the journal list published in the Ergonomics Abstracts. Three groups of journals were distinguished. The 'ergonomics j...

background: the objectives of this paper are three folds. first, an integrated framework for designing and development of the integrated health, safety and environment (hse) model is presented. second, it is implemented and tested for a large gas refinery in iran. third, it is shown whether the total ergonomics model is superior to the conventional ergonomics approach. this study is among the f...

Ergonomics in Malaysia has been introduced over a decade ago with the establishment of the ergonomics division in the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on 1 December 1992. This study aims to evaluate the level of ergonomics awareness in Malaysian manufacturing industries and to determine the best practices of ergonomics program using Quality Function Deployment (QFD) ...

Ergonomics is a broad discipline. Whilst often associated with the physical aspects of workplaces, such as the size of chairs and desks, ergonomics has three domains which can contribute to the comfort, satisfaction and safety of a person in their environment: physical ergonomics (e.g. workstation design), cognitive ergonomics (e.g. how we perceive and process information) and organisational er...

Managers usually associate ergonomics with occupational health and safety and related legislation, not with business performance. In many companies, these decision makers seem not to be positively motivated to apply ergonomics for reasons of improving health and safety. In order to strengthen the position of ergonomics and ergonomists in the business and management world, we discuss company str...

Today, both workers and management are concerned about the quality of work lives, ergonomics and occupational safety and health. New development such as information and communication technologies and specialized work requiring repetitive tasks add up to a need for Ergonomics. By examining, designing, testing and evaluating the work piece and how people interact in it, ergonomics can create prod...

Ergonomics is a holistic discipline encompassing a wide range of special interest groups. The role of an ergonomics consultant is to provide integrated solutions to improve comfort, safety and productivity. In Australia, there are two types of consultants--generalists and specialists. Both have training in ergonomics but specialist knowledge may be the result of previous education or work exper...

background: this study presents a framework for development of integrated health, safety and ergonomic (hse) in complex critical systems. total ergonomics model considers conventional ergonomics factors as well as management and organizational factors. methods : control room operation and maintenance department of a thermal power plant was chosen as the case of our study. to achieve the above o...

Ergonomics is defined by the International Ergonomics Association ergonomics as the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance. Ergonomics is employed to fulfill the two goals ...

background: ergonomics standards play an important role in product and system design as it can improve their usability; provide comfort and safety for the users. the number of musculoskeletal diseases has increased in recent years in malaysia. however, the awareness and importance of ergonomics in malaysia is still very low among the industries. many ergonomics standards have been adopted by si...