Written for those who are on the job but not necessarily professionally trained ergonomists, the principles and approaches detailed in this highly regarded guide have all been implemented in real-world workplace environments and proven successful in reducing the potential for occupational injury, increasing the number of people who can perform a job, and improving employee performance on the job.

More than 150 clear and informative illustrations and tables help convey data and information in eight sections:

• Ergonomics design philosophy
• Human reliability and information transfer
• Evaluation of job demands
• Work design
• Workplace design
• Manual handling in occupational tasks
• Equipment design
• Environment