<p>Industry underestimates the extent to which behaviour at work is influenced by the design of the working environment. <i>Designing for Human Reliability</i> argues that greater awareness of the contribution of design to human error can significantly enhance HSE performance and improve return on i
Human Factors In Engineering and Design
β Scribed by Mark Sanders, Ernest McCormick
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 783
- Edition
- 7
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
This is the seventh edition of a text that is quite popular and the respected leader in its field. Written for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, as well as for practicing professionals, the book combines an emphasis on the empirical research basis of human factors with comprehensive coverage of basic concepts in the field of human factors and ergonomics. This edition of Human Factors in Engineering and Design has been thoroughly updated and contains a new chapter on motor skills. Several chapters have been extensively revised and renamed to reflect current emphases and research in the field.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Founded in 1860, The Royal Institution of Naval Architects is an internationally renowned professional institution whose members are involved at all levels in the design, construction, repair and operation of ships, boats and marine structures. Members of the RINA are widely represented in industry,
Founded in 1860, The Royal Institution of Naval Architects is an internationally renowned professional institution whose members are involved at all levels in the design, construction, repair and operation of ships, boats and marine structures. Members of the RINA are widely represented in industry,
Every day we interact with thousands of consumer products. We not only expect them to perform their functions safely, reliably, and efficiently, but also to do it so seamlessly that we donβt even think about it. However, with the many factors involved in consumer product design, from the application
<p><span>This book describes various manifestations of human factors when interacting with potentially dangerous technical systems: airplanes, launch vehicles and spaceships, nuclear power plants, energy-saturated ground vehicles and infrastructure facilities. The idea of the book arose from the des
This book describes various manifestations of human factors when interacting with potentially dangerous technical systems: airplanes, launch vehicles and spaceships, nuclear power plants, energy-saturated ground vehicles and infrastructure facilities. The idea of the book arose from the desire to fi