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Keys to successful design · Info input & processing · Human output & control · Work design · When the keys are left on the sideboard! · The future???Introduction
Use the links below to explore ergonomics. Hone in on areas that reflect your interests, and those important questions you may have about the topic. It might be that the first question that really interests you is 'why should I care about ergonomics??'. If that is the case move straight to the topic area 'When the keys are left on the sideboard!’. Maybe you are using this hotlist because your lecturer sent you on a webquest or concept builder and you needed more background information – you are in the right place! If you are just trying to get your head around what ergonomics is all about then this is a great place to do that as well.
The Web will offer some unique resources that might not be available anywhere else so dig deep and see what you find. Many of the resources listed under each of the topic areas could easily fit under another. Many of the pages offered are HUGE and you may want to do a little feral searching that has nothing to do with the sub heading of that group. Enjoy the sites, have fun going on serendipitous and fun adventures, you will still learn something about ergonomics and begin to uncover your own questions that interest YOU. If you want some idea of what good exploring looks like, read the evaluation rubric.
Internet Links
Keys to successful design
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia Inc.
- The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia Inc (HFESA) is the professional organisation of ergonomists and human factors specialists in Australia. Its purpose is to promote the principles and practice of ergonomics throughout the community.
- Good Ergonomics is Good Economics
- An address by Hal Hendrick - Read this!
Info input & processing
- CUErgo - Cornell University Ergonomics Web
- A huge range of course notes on all areas of ergonomics.
- Epsych
- Have fun exploring the planet - Deliberate Mind.
- Cognitive ergonomics for design
- A short summary of good integration of cognitive ergonomics.
- Usernomics
- This site has a focus on user interface / usability.
- Hunting for ways to reduce design-induced end user error
- You will find links to many aspects of cognitive ergonomics here.
Human output & control
- National Academies Press Publications
- A huge and interesting resource. Prepare to get lost for a while!
- DIR WHS Manual Tasks Resources
- A rich variety of resources on Manual Tasks.
- NIOSH: Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- A huge range of resources related to physical ergonomics.
- Humanics ErgoSystems, Inc.
- You shouldn't miss this one it covers the lot!
- Egonomics4schools - Workspace
- Good clear guidance on designing workspaces for physical compatibility of users.
Work design
- ICOH Scientific Committee on Work and Vision
- Ergophthalmology is a scientific field aimed at analyzing, evaluating and designing simple or complex working systems pertaining to relationship between work and visual performance. The aim of this committee is to improve that interaction. This is a great example of the complexity of factors to be considered in work design.
- Analysis Tools for Ergonomists
- Tom Bernard's links to ergonomic analysis tools. The tools are organized into three categories: Qualitative, Semi-Quantitative and Quantitative.
- DIR Workplace Health & Safety Brochures - Work Design
- A huge range of brochures - check the ones related to work organisation.
- Respective Demands of Task and Function Allocation
- A useful discussion paper relating to task and function allocation between humans and machines.
- Arrangement of Components Within A Physical Space
- A short summary of key principles.
When the keys are left on the sideboard!
- Tenerife disaster (Human nature)
- The Tenerife disaster took place at 17:07 on March 27, 1977, when two Boeing 747s collided on the island of Tenerife, killing 583 people. The Tenerife disaster had the greatest number of casualties of any air disaster and remained the deadliest aircraft accident in history until the September 11, 2001 attacks. It is noteworthy that neither plane was in flight when the collision occurred.
- Chernobyl accident (Emergency actions & reactions)
- The Chernobyl accident which occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union) is widely regarded as the worst in the history of nuclear power generation.
- Bhopal disaster (Emergency actions & reactions)
- The Bhopal Disaster of 1984 was the worst industrial disaster in the history of the world. It was caused by the accidental release of forty metric tons of methyl isocyanate (MIC) from a Union Carbide pesticide plant located in the heart of the city of Bhopal, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
- Soyuz 11 Chronology (Human output and control)
- On June 30, 1971, after a normal re-entry of the capsule of the Soyuz 11 mission, the recovery team opened the capsule to find the crew dead.
- An Investigation of the Therac-25 Accidents (Information input and processing)
- Some of the most widely cited software-related accidents in safety-critical systems involved a computerized radiation therapy machine called the Therac-25. Between June 1985 and January 1987, six known accidents involved massive overdoses by the Therac-25 -- with resultant deaths and serious injuries.
The future???
- Digital Humans
- Designing for humans - is this the future!!!???
Conclusion
Because anyone can publish on the Web, it sometimes reflects the chaotic, uneven, sometimes confusing world around us. By exploring the Web, you've journeyed into real learning where you must judge between fact and opinion, bias and insight, importance and insignificance. We hope you've added to the wisdom carried around in that head of yours. If you want to check yourself, take a look at the evaluation rubric for this activity. Either way, remember that understanding isn't a destination, but a journey. Have a great trip!
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