Ergonomics

The science concerned with people and their work; it explores mechanical principles enhancing efficiency and well being in the work environment.


How the workplace, job practices, and equipment design interact to affect the well-being of the workers.


The study of humans at work.


A discipline relating human factors to the design and operation of machines or elements of the physical environment.


Study and analysis of work as it relates to human physical and physiological processes.


The study of man in relation to his work and working surroundings. This broad science involves the application of psychological as well as physiological principles to the design of buildings, machinery, vehicles, packaging, implements, and anything else with which man comes into contact.


A broad science involving the application of psychological and physiological principles to the study of human beings in relation to their work and working surroundings. It includes the design of buildings, machinery, vehicles, and anything else with which people have contact in the course of their work.


The science concerned with fitting a job to a person’s anatomical, physiological, and psychological characteristics in a way that enhances human efficiency and well-being.


The science of designing the workplace as well as its equipment and tools to make specific body movements more comfortable, efficient, and safe.


The examination of the correlation between individuals and their occupational surroundings.


 

 


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