Abstract
This chapter describes the contribution of ergonomics in the prevention of occupationally related disorders. Ergonomics is an area of scientific and professional interest, which arose as a result of an observed lack of success of many new and complex weapon systems during the Second World War. Complementary interaction between ergonomists and occupational health personnel at all levels can be very fruitful. The ergonomist is in a position to identify the workloads, activities, and objectives of people in their jobs and also to identify when those relationships are adverse. By contrast, the occupational health professional can provide ergonomists with valuable information on the trends in diseases appearing in the surgery and can alert the ergonomist to the need for redesign or other change as a result of the occurrence of particular incidents. The introduction of massive opportunities for electronic information handling has led to major changes in work activities at all levels of business and industry. The ergonomist is particularly interested in the lighting, noise, vibration levels, and thermal condition of the environment as all these have a major effect on human performance.
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