Contemporary ergonomics 2001

The broad and developing scope of ergonomics, the application of scientific knowledge to improve people's interaction with products, systems and environments, has been illustrated over the past fifteen years by the books which make up the Contemporary Ergonomics series. Presenting the proceedings of the Ergonomics Society's Annual Conference, the series embraces the wide range of topics covered by ergonomics. Chapters provide an insight into the current practice, present new research findings and form an invaluable reference source.
Contemporary Ergonomics will appeal to all those who have an interest in people's interactions with their working and leisure environment, including designers, manufacturing and production engineers, health and safety specialists, occupational, applied and industrial psychologists, and applied physiologists.

Preface	p. xv
Applied Physiology	p. 1
The Extent and Effects of Dehydration Among Loggers	p. 3
Physiological Aspects of Hill-Walking	p. 9
Psychosocial Factors and Musculoskeletal Disorders	p. 15
Psycho-Social Influences on Reporting of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders-The Need for a Grounded Theory Approach	p. 17
Are Occupational Psychosocial Factors Related to Back Pain and Sickness Absence?	p. 23
Musculoskeletal Disorders	p. 29
Musculoskeletal Problems in the New Zealand Forest Industry	p. 31
Addressing Musculoskeletal Risk Factors in the Complex Working Environment of Tree Harvesting	p. 37
Posture and Discomfort	p. 43
The Use of the Portable Ergonomic Observation Method (Peo) to Monitor the Sitting Posture of Schoolchildren in the Classroo	p. 45
Anthropometry	p. 51
The Use of 3d Computer-Generated Mannequins in Design Industry and Design Education	p. 53
Getting Stuck-The Anthropometry of Young Children's Fingers	p. 59
Body Asymmetry-An Observational Study	p. 65
Upper Limbs	p. 71
"Could You Open This Jar for Me Please"	p. 73
Forearm Discomfort for Repeated Isometric Torque Exertions in Pronation and Supination	p. 79
Pilot Strength and Sidestick Control Forces in Military Cockpits	p. 85
Display Screen Equipment	p. 91
The Ergonomic Ramifications of Laptop Computer Use	p. 93
Comparing the Use of Different Designs of Computer Input Devices in a Real Life Working Environment	p. 99
Use of Support Appliances with Computer Input Devices	p. 105
Manual Handling	p. 111
An Ergonomics Evaluation of the Spare Wheel Changing Process	p. 113
On Site Analysis of the Muscular Load While Working with Hoists	p. 119
An Ergonomic Evaluation of Fabric Slings Used During the Hoisting of Patients	p. 125
Managing Back Pain	p. 131
Participative Quality Techniques for Back Pain Managemen	p. 133
A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Managing Back Injuries in British Health Care Workers	p. 139
Health and Safety	p. 145
Safety Guarding of Manually Loaded, Mobile Wood Chippers with Power Feeds	p. 147
Using Focus Group Data to Inform Development of an Accident Study Method for the Construction Industry	p. 153
Actions of Older People Affect Their Risk of Falling on Stairs	p. 159
Performance Modelling in the Domain of Emergency Management	p. 165
A Stage Specific Approach to Improving Occupational Health and Safety	p. 171
Occupational Hazards	p. 177
Combined Effects of Occupational Health Hazards	p. 179
A Review of the Literature on the Combined Effects of Noise and Working Hours	p. 185
The Influence of Karasek Dimensions of Job Strain on Health	p. 191
The Combined Effects of Occupational Factors on Subjective Reports of Health	p. 197
Combined Effects of Occupational Factors on Objective Measures of Performance and Health	p. 203
Alarms and Warnings	p. 209
The Design of Alerts for Future Platform Management Systems	p. 211
Better Alarm Handling a Practical Application of Human Factors	p. 217
Habituation Effects in Visual Warnings	p. 223
Hci	p. 229
Young Peoples' Views and Perceptions of Information and Communications Technology	p. 231
Older Adults and Internet Technology	p. 237
Cognitive Ergonomics	p. 243
Which Way Now? Applications of Malleable Attentional Resources Theory	p. 245
Workload Assessment in Railway Control: Developing an Underload Scale	p. 251
Psychological Stress in the Workplace	p. 257
Cognitive Ergonomics	p. 263
System Design	p. 269
Cots Equipment in Advanced Military Systems-A Usability Perspective	p. 271
A Case Study of Problems in Process Improvement in a Public Service	p. 277
The Process Owner-A Role to Overcome Problems of Manfacturing Complexity and Organisational Learning	p. 283
Methodology	p. 289
Practical Considerations for Undertaking Ergonomics Research in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa	p. 291
Risk Perception: Let the User Speak	p. 297
The Methods Lab: Developing a Usable Compendium of User Research Methods	p. 303
Education	p. 309
The Teaching of Ergonomics in Schools	p. 311
Articulating Research Results	p. 317
Ergonomics in Nottinghamshire	p. 323
Selling and Communicating Ergonomics	p. 329
Implementing an Ergonomics Management Programme in the Water Industry	p. 331
The Costs and Benefits of Office Ergonomics	p. 337
Scaling Up Smallholder Farming Technology in India	p. 343
Usability	p. 349
Experiential Usability Study for Multidisciplinary Design	p. 351
Rapid Design and the Online Experience	p. 357
Design	p. 363
A Survey of the Design Needs of Older and Disabled People	p. 365
A Review of the Methodology for the Integration of Ergonomics into the Supermarket Design Process	p. 371
An Ergonomics Decision Support System for Designers	p. 377
On Observation as Inspiration for Design	p. 383
Scientific Credentials for Qualitative and Quantitative Research in a Design Context	p. 389
Automotive Design	p. 395
A Comparative Assessment of the Use of Conventional and Extended Automotive Pedals	p. 397
Ferrari and Ergonomics in Design	p. 403
Designing for the In-Car Safety and Security of Women	p. 409
Drivers and Driving	p. 415
Thinking of Something to Say	p. 417
Active a Future Vehicle Driver Control Interface	p. 423
An Analysis of Movements of the Visual Line During Driving with Navigation Devices	p. 429
Hierarchical Task Analysis of Driving	p. 435
Supporting the Navigation Task	p. 441
Do Road Engineering Interventions Reduce On-Campus Obstruction at Pedestrian Crossings?	p. 447
Air Traffic Control	p. 451
Initial Evaluation of a Radically Revised En-Route Air Traffic Control System	p. 453
Finding Ways to Fit the Automation to the Air Traffic Controller	p. 459
Human Factors in the Offshore Industry	p. 465
Fatigue Offshore	p. 467
Accidents, Injury and Fatigue in the Offshore Oil Industry	p. 473
An Analysis of Accidents in the Offshore Oil Industry	p. 479
Fatigue, Health and Injury Offshore	p. 485
General Ergonomics	p. 491
Ergonomic Evaluation of a Weighted Vest for Power Training	p. 493
The Design of Methods for Carrying Police Equipment	p. 499
A Prerequisite for Protection-What Punch Forces May Police Officers Face on Patrol?	p. 505
Sex Differences in Cognitive Failures and Vividness of Visual Imagery	p. 511
Enhanced Motion Parallax and Telepresence	p. 517
The Station Point and Binocular Telepresence	p. 523
Assessment of Three Gloves When Used by a Wheelchair-Racing Athlete in the Ismwsf T1 Class	p. 529
Examination Gloves for Nurses a Protocol for Usability Testing	p. 535
An Evaluation of Ergonomic Effects During Repetitive Farm Working in Vineyards	p. 541
Additional Papers	p. 547
A Profile of Professional Ergonomists	p. 549
Results of a Survey of Ergonomics Training	p. 555
Human Factors Integration in the Petro-Chemical Industry	p. 561
Author Index	p. 567
Subject Index	p. 571

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