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007054901X image HUMAN FACTORS IN ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, Seventh Edition
Authors:
Mark S. Sanders, California State University--Northridge
Ernest J. McCormick (deceased)
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  • ISBN: 0-07-054901-X
    Description: ©1993 / Hardcover / 704 pages
    Publication Date: January 1993
    Overview

    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.
    Preliminary Table of Contents
    I Introduction
    1 Human Factors and Systems
    2 Human Factors Research Methodologies
    II Information Input
    3 Information Input and Processing
    4 Text, Graphics, Symbols, and Codes
    5 Visual Displays of Dynamic Information
    6 Auditory, Tactual, and Olfactory Displays
    7 Speech Communications
    III Human Output and Control
    8 Physical Work and Manual Materials Handling
    9 Motor Skills
    10 Human Control of Systems
    11 Controls and Data Entry Devices
    12 Hand Tools and Devices
    Part IV Workplace Design
    13 Applied Anthropometry, Work Space Design, and Seating
    14 Arrangement of Components within a Physical Space
    15 Interpersonal Aspects of Work Place Design
    V Environmental Conditions
    16 Illumination
    17 Climate
    18 Noise
    19 Motion
    VI Human Factors Applications
    20 Human Error, Accidents, and Safety
    21 Human Factors and the Automobile
    22 Human Factors in Systems Design
    Appendixes
    A: List of AbbreviationsB: Control Devices
    C: NIOSH Recommended Action Limit Formula for Lifting Tasks