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Book SynopsisTo mark the 25th anniversary of Contemporary Ergonomics, the current and past editors have selected 4 papers from each of the years that they oversaw its publication. This collection is intended to showcase the breadth of research topics covered by the Contemporary Ergonomics series of books and to illustrate the change of focus in ergonomics research over the years.
Table of ContentsSelected Papers and and Overview of the Ergonomics Society Annual Conference
The Editors of contemporary Ergonomics 1984-2008
1984
Application of Ergonomics
Jingle bells
Poster Papers
PADAS - An ambulatory electronic system to monitor and
evaluate factors relating to back pain at work
Human Variability
Ergonomics is kid's stuff: The ability of primary school
children to design their own furniture
Transport Control
Ergonomics in the lighthouse
1985
Information Technology
Touch screens: A summary report of an evaluation of improved
screen layout designs
Cognitive Ergonomics
How intelligible is English spoken by non-native English speakers?
Accident Behaviour
Slips and mistakes: Two distinct classes of human error?
Ergonomics and Police Detection Methods
Ergonomics and police detection methods
1986
Keynote Addresses
Phenomena, function and design: Does information make
a difference?
Keynote Addresses
A model of mental health and work attitudes
Organisational Ergonomics
Attitude surveys: An authoritarian technique masquerading
as a participative process
Visual Processes
The role of colour in object recognition, categorization and naming
1987
Keynote Addresses
The cognitive bases of predictable human error
Human Reliability
SHERPA: A systematic human error reduction and prediction
approach
Human Performance
Minor illnesses and performance efficiency
Design, Simulation and Evaluation
The use of people to simulate machines: An ergonomic approach
1988
Structural Systems Development
Soft systems approaches and their integration into the development process
Display Design
Eye movements and the conspicuity of routing information
Impact of New Technology
Introducing word processing to novice users: A study of
'procedural' and 'conceptual' approaches
Vehicle Ergonomics
Sorry, can't talk just overtaking a lorry: The definition and
experimental investigation of the problem of driving and
handsfree earphone use
1989
Keynote Addresses
Accident and intention: Attitudinal aspects of industrial safety
Process Control
Flow displays of complex plant processes for fault diagnosis
Process Control
Reduction of action uncertainty in process control systems:
The role of device knowledge
Information Presentation and Acquisition
Closed circuit television and user needs
1990
Systems Integration
Eye-pointing in the cockpit
Seating Posture and the Spine
Ergonomic evaluation of aircraft seating
Alarms
Altering the urgency of auditory warnings: An experimental study
Introducing Ergonomics
The ergonomics audit
1991
Speech Input and Synthesis
Voice versus manual techniques for airborne data entry correction
Noisy and Hot Environments
Human thermal responses in crowds
Job and Workplace Design
Office lighting for VDT work: Comparative surveys of reactions
to parabolic and lensed-indirect systems
Musculoskeletal Studies
Use of wrist rests by data input VDU operators
1992
Keynote Address
Causes of motion sickness
Drivers and Driving
A survey of car driver discomfort
Selection and Workstress
The occupational well-being of train drivers - An overview
Ergonomics Applications
The importance of ergonomics in plastic surgery
1993
Auditory Warnings
Alarms in a coronary care unit
Health and Safety
Safe surface temperatures of domestic products
Health and Safety
An ergonomics appraisal of the Piper Alpha disaster
Drivers and Driving
Carphone use and motorway driving
1994
Occupational Health
Injury in the orchestra - The ergonomic nightmare
Upper Limb Assessment
R.U.L.A. -A rapid upper limb assessment tool
General Ergonomics
The teleworking experience
Formal Methods
Validation in ergonomics/human factors
1995
Anthropometry
Anthropometry of children 2 to 13 years of age in the Netherlands
Drivers and Driving
Musculoskeletal troubles and driving: A survey of the
British public
Training
Teaching older people to use computers: Evolution and
evaluation of a course
Drivers and Driving
Is risk assessment a necessary decision-making tool
for all organisations?
1996
Thermoregulation
Heat stress in night-clubs
Cognitive Quality in Advanced Crew System Concepts Cognitive quality in advance crew system concepts: The training of the aircrew-machine team
Task Analysis
Recent developments in hierarchical task analysis
Risk and Error
Railway signals passed at danger - The prevention of human error
1997
The Culture of Ergonomics
The role of ergonomics in development aid programmes
General Ergonomics
The ergonomic design of passenger safety information on trains
Health and Safety
Health and safety problems in computerised offices:
The users perspective
The Culture Ergonomics
The inter-relationship of physiotherapy and ergonomics:
Standards and scope of practice
1998
Stephen Pheasant Memorial Session
The combined effects of physical and psychosocial work factors
Work Stress
A risk assessment and control cycle approach to managing
workplace stress
Design and Usability
Pleasure and product semantics
Drivers and Driving
The use of automatic speech recognition in cars: A human
factors review
1999
Air Traffic Control
The future role of the air traffic controller: Design principles for
human-centred automation
The Future of Ergonomics
The future of ergonomics
General Ergonomics
How I broke the Mackworth clock test (and what I learned)
Health and Safety
Ageing, health and work: A framework for intervention
2000
General Ergonomics
Long days and short weeks - The benefits and disadvantages
HCI & IT Systems
Consumer acceptance of internet services
Legislation
Public transport and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Product and Workplace Design
Design issues and visual impairment
2001
Health and Safety
Actions of older people affect their risk of falling on stairs
Education
The teaching of ergonomics in schools
Selling and Communicating Ergonomics
The costs and benefits of office ergonomics
Additional Papers
A profile of professional ergonomists
2002
Hospital Ergonomics
Hospital Ergonomics: Organisational and cultural factors
Motorcycle Ergonomics
Motorcycling and congestion: Quantification of behaviours
Work Design
Workplace bullying: An ergonomics issue?
Warnings
Orienting response reinstatement in text and pictorial warnings
2003
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Work-related stress as a risks factor for WMSDs: Implications for ergonomics interventions
Fatigue
The impact of work patterns on stress and fatigue among offshore worker populations
Driving
How does a speech user interface affect the driving task?
Rail
Driver recognition of railway signs at different speeds -
A preliminary study
2004
Slips, Trips and Falls
Fall causation among older people in the home: The interacting factors
Inclusive Design
Designing for people with low vision: Learnability,
usability and pleasurability
Occupational Health and Safety
Process ownership and the long-term assurance of occupational safety: Creating the foundations for a
safety culture
General Ergonomics
Development of a Crowd Stress Index (CSI) for use in
risk assessment
2005
Applications of Ergonomics
Reducing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in construction workers
Cognitive Ergonomics
Human factors issues in airport baggage screening
Inclusive Design
Models for inclusion evidence for choice and innovation
Transport
Violence in the workplace - Designing out the problems
2006
Control Rooms Symposium
CCTV in control rooms: Meeting the ergonomic challenges
Defining Ergonomics
Ergonomics advisors - A homogeneous group?
Design - Engage Project
Safety semantics: A study on the effect of product expression
on user safety behaviour
HCI Symposium - Access and lnclusivity
A technique for the client-centred evaluation of electronic assistive technology
2007
Ergonomics and Security
How visual skills and recognition ability develop with practice in
airport luggage inspection
Ergonomics in Education
One brief: Four concepts adjustable furniture for schools
Patient Safety and Medical Ergonomics
Why do student nurses continue to use the draglift?
Sitting at Work
Seating problems - The missing link?
2008
Ageing Population
Understanding workplace design for older workers: A case study
Health and Well Being of Construction Workers Maintenance workers and asbestos: Understanding influences on worker behaviour
Methods and Tools
Laptops in the lecture theatre: An ergonomic focus on the critical issues
Transport
Ergonomics issues in a jet car crash
Author Index
