PHED-2526EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Eye Strain, User Interface Design, Safety Data Sheet
29 Apr 2019
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In order to sell ergonomics to an individual or organization, the costs and benefits must be outlined; thus, another area of recent research is the economics of ergonomics. Anticipation: the four steps noted above could be considered to have reactive and proactive elements. Anticipation of potential mismatches between persons and the system, product, equipment and/or task being designed is a mainly proactive step. This step involves considering ergonomics issues at the design stage. It involves identifying mismatches between human capabilities or characteristics, and task demands and/or other system components such as equipment, work layout, and environment. For example, workers in an office are complaining of eye irritation. This may be related to air quality, or possibly to eyestrain due to poor work positioning, vision correction, and/or lighting. Conversely, poor productivity may be an indicator of ergonomic deficiencies. Injuries/accidents: these should be reviewed in detail to determine if there are ergonomics factors at play.
