1st Edition
Contemporary Ergonomics 1984-2008 Selected papers and an overview of the Ergonomics Society Annual Conference
To 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.
The book also contains background information relating to the Annual Conference of the Ergonomics Society for each year, including dates, venues and personnel. The editors also give some insight into the way the format of the conference has had to change to enable the diversity of topics submitted by the ergonomists to be presented effectively.
Selected Papers and and Overview of the Ergonomics Society Annual Conference
The Editors of contemporary Ergonomics 1984–2008
1984
Application of Ergonomics
Jingle bells
M.A. Sinclair, P.G. Stroud, M.N. Thomas & P.A. Parsons
Poster Papers
“PADAS” – An ambulatory electronic system to monitor and evaluate factors relating to back pain at work
E.O. Otun, I. Heinrich, J.A.D. Anderson & J. Crooks
Human Variability
Ergonomics is kid’s stuff: The ability of primary school children to design their own furniture
M.J. Callan & I.A.R. Galer
Transport Control
Ergonomics in the lighthouse
J. Spencer
1985
Information Technology
Touch screens: A summary report of an evaluation of improved screen layout designs
W.I. Hamilton
Cognitive Ergonomics
How intelligible is English spoken by non–native English speakers?
D. Irvine
Accident Behaviour
Slips and mistakes: Two distinct classes of human error?
J. Reason
Ergonomics and Police Detection Methods
Ergonomics and police detection methods
W.R. Harper
1986
Keynote Addresses
Phenomena, function and design: Does information make a difference?
P. Wright
Keynote Addresses
A model of mental health and work attitudes
P. Warr
Organisational Ergonomics
Attitude surveys: An authoritarian technique masquerading as a participative process
R. Sell
Visual Processes
The role of colour in object recognition, categorization and naming
J.B. Davidoff
1987
Keynote Addresses
The cognitive bases of predictable human error
J. Reason
Human Reliability
SHERPA: A systematic human error reduction and prediction approach
D.E. Embrey
Human Performance
Minor illnesses and performance efficiency
A. Smith & K. Coyle
Design, Simulation and Evaluation
The use of people to simulate machines: An ergonomic approach
M.A. Life & J. Long
1988
Structural Systems Development
Soft systems approaches and their integration into the development process
P.B. Checkland
Display Design
Eye movements and the conspicuity of routing information
T. Boersema & H.J.G. Zwaga
Impact of New Technology
Introducing word processing to novice users: A study of ‘procedural’ and ‘conceptual’ approaches
M.A. Sasse, G.I. Johnson & P. Briggs
Vehicle Ergonomics
Sorry, can’t talk ... just overtaking a lorry: The defi nition and
experimental investigation of the problem of driving and handsfree carphone use
M. Boase, S. Hannigan & J.M. Porter
1989
Keynote Addresses
Accident and intention: Attitudinal aspects of industrial safety
D.V. Canter
Process Control
Flow displays of complex plant processes for fault diagnosis
K.D. Duncan, N. Praetorius & A.B. Milne
Process Control
Reduction of action uncertainty in process control systems: The role of device knowledge
S.C. Duff
Information Presentation and Acquisition
Closed circuit television and user needs
A.J. Pethick & J. Wood
1990
Systems Integration
Eye-pointing in the cockpit
M.R. Hicks
Seating Posture and the Spine
Ergonomic evaluation of aircraft seating
A.D.J. Pinder
Alarms
Altering the urgency of auditory warnings: An experimental study
E. Hellier & J. Edworthy
Introducing Ergonomics
The ergonomics audit
C.G. Drury
1991
Speech Input and Synthesis
Voice versus manual techniques for airborne data entry correction
P. Enterkin
Noisy and Hot Environments
Human thermal responses in crowds
T.L. Braun & K.C. Parsons
Job and Workplace Design
Offi ce lighting for VDT work: Comparative surveys of reactions to parabolic and lensed-indirect systems
A. Hedge
Musculoskeletal Studies
Use of wrist rests by data input VDU operators
C.A. Parsons
1992
Keynote Address
Causes of motion sickness
M.J. Griffi n
Drivers and Driving
A survey of car driver discomfort
J.M. Porter, C.S. Porter & V.J.A. Lee
Selection and Workstress
The occupational well-being of train drivers – An overview
R.A. Haslam
Ergonomics Applications
The importance of ergonomics in plastic surgery
D. Falcao & A. McGrath
1993
Auditory Warnings
Alarms in a coronary care unit
N. Stanton
Health and Safety
Safe surface temperatures of domestic products
K.C. Parsons
Health and Safety
An ergonomics appraisal of the Piper Alpha disaster
W.H. Gibson & E.D. Megaw
Drivers and Driving
Carphone use and motorway driving
A.M. Parkes, S.H. Fairclough & M.C. Ashby
1994
Occupational Health
Injury in the orchestra – The ergonomic nightmare
E. Colley
Upper Limb Assessment
R.U.L.A. – A rapid upper limb assessment tool
L. McAtamney & E.N. Corlett
General Ergonomics
The teleworking experience
B. Dooley, M.T. Byrne, A.J. Chapman, D. Oborne, S. Heywood, N. Sheehy & S. Collins
Formal Methods
Validation in ergonomics/human factors
H. Kanis
1995
Anthropometry
Anthropometry of children 2 to 13 years of age in the Netherlands
L.P.A. Steenbekkers
Drivers and Driving
Musculoskeletal troubles and driving: A survey of the British public
D.E. Gyi & J.M. Porter
Training
Teaching older people to use computers: Evolution and evaluation of a course
D. James, F. Gibson, G. McCauley, M. Corby & K. Davidson
Drivers and Driving
Is risk assessment a necessary decision-making tool for all organisations?
D. Walker & S. Cox
1996
Thermoregulation
Heat stress in night-clubs
M. McNeill & K.C. Parsons
Cognitive Quality in Advanced Crew System Concepts
Cognitive quality in advance crew system concepts: The training of the aircrew-machine team
I. MacLeod
Task Analysis
Recent developments in hierarchical task analysis
J. Annett
Risk and Error
Railway signals passed at danger – The prevention of human error
J. May, T. Horberry & A.G. Gale
1997
The Culture of Ergonomics
The role of ergonomics in development aid programmes
T. Jafry & D.H. O’Neill
General Ergonomics
The ergonomic design of passenger safety information on trains
S. Layton & J. Elder
Health and Safety
Health and safety problems in computerised offices: The users perspective
R.M. Sharma
The Culture Ergonomics
The inter-relationship of physiotherapy and ergonomics: Standards and scope of practice
S. Hignett, E. Crumpton & L. McAtamney
1998
Stephen Pheasant Memorial Session
The combined effects of physical and psychosocial work factors
J. Devereux
Work Stress
A risk assessment and control cycle approach to managing workplace stress
R.J. Lancaster
Design and Usability
Pleasure and product semantics
P.W. Jordan & A.S. Macdonald
Drivers and Driving
The use of automatic speech recognition in cars: A human factors review
R. Graham
1999
Air Traffic Control
The future role of the air traffic controller: Design principles for human-centred automation
M. Cox & B. Kirwan
The Future of Ergonomics
The future of ergonomics
B. Green & P.W. Jordan
General Ergonomics
How I broke the Mackworth clock test (and what I learned)
B. Shackel
Health and Safety
Ageing, health and work: A framework for intervention
L.A. Morris
2000
General Ergonomics
Long days and short weeks – The benefi ts and disadvantages
K.J.N.C. Rich
HCI & IT Systems
Consumer acceptance of internet services
M. Maguire
Legislation
Public transport and the Dis ability Discrimination Act 1995
F. Bellerby
Product and Workplace Design
Design issues and visual impairment
K.M. Stabler & S. van den Heuvel
2001
Health and Safety
Actions of older people affect their risk of falling on stairs
R.A. Haslam, L.D. Hill, P.A. Howarth, K. Brooke-Wavell & J.E. Sloane
Education
The teaching of ergonomics in schools
A. Woodcock & H. Denton
Selling and Communicating Ergonomics
The costs and benefi ts of offi ce ergonomics
S. Mackenzie & R. Benedyk
Additional Papers
A profile of professional ergonomists
R.B. Stammers & E.J. Tomkinson
2002
Hospital Ergonomics
Hospital Ergonomics: Organisational and cultural factors
S. Hignett & J.R. Wilson
Motorcycle Ergonomics
Motorcycling and congestion: Quantifi cation of behaviours
S. Robertson
Work Design
Workplace bullying: An ergonomics issue?
N. Heaton & V. Malyon
Warnings
Orienting response reinstatement in text and pictorial warnings
P. Thorley, E. Hellier, J. Edworthy & D. Stephenson
2003
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Work-related stress as a risks factor for WMSDs: Implications for ergonomics interventions
J. Devereux
Fatigue
The impact of work patterns on stress and fatigue among offshore worker populations
A. Burke, N. Ellis & P. Allen
Driving
How does a speech user interface affect the driving task?
E. Israelsson & N. Karlsson
Rail
Driver recognition of railway signs at different speeds – A preliminary study
G. Li, W.I. Hamilton & T. Clarke
2004
Slips, Trips and Falls
Fall causation among older people in the home: The interacting factors
C.L. Brace & R.A. Haslam
Inclusive Design
Designing for people with low vision: Learnability, usability and pleasurability
C.M. Harrison
Occupational Health and Safety
Process ownership and the long-term assurance of occupational safety: Creating the foundations for a safety culture
C.E. Siemieniuch & M.A. Sinclair
General Ergonomics
Development of a Crowd Stress Index (CSI) for use in risk assessment
K.C. Parsons & N.D. Mohd Mahudin
2005
Applications of Ergonomics
Reducing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in construction workers
M. Hanson & T. Barrington
Cognitive Ergonomics
Human factors issues in airport baggage screening
A.G. Gale
Inclusive Design
Models for inclusion evidence for choice and innovation
J. Mitchell, R. Chesters & J. Middleton
Transport
Violence in the workplace – Designing out the problems
S. Broadbent, Z. Mack & L. Swinson
2006
Control Rooms Symposium
CCTV in control rooms: Meeting the ergonomic challenges
J. Wood
Defining Ergonomics
Ergonomics advisors – A homogeneous group?
C. Williams & R.A Haslam
Design – Engage Project
Safety semantics: A study on the effect of product expression on user safety behaviour
I.C.M.A. Karlsson & L. Wikström
HCI Symposium – Access and Inclusivity
A technique for the client-centred evaluation of electronic assistive technology
G. Baxter & A. Monk
2007
Ergonomics and Security
How visual skills and recognition ability develop with practice in airport luggage inspection
X. Liu & A.G Gale
Ergonomics in Education
One brief: Four concepts adjustable furniture for schools
P. Magee & A. Woodcock
Patient Safety and Medical Ergonomics
Why do student nurses continue to use the draglift?
L. Allen, D. Stubbs & S. Hignett
Sitting at Work
Seating problems – The missing link?
E.N. Corlett
2008
Ageing Population
Understanding workplace design for older workers: A case study
P. Buckle, V. Woods, O. Oztug & D. Stubbs
Health and Well Being of Construction Workers
Maintenance workers and asbestos: Understanding infl uences on worker behaviour
C. Tyers & S. O’Regan
Methods and Tools
Laptops in the lecture theatre: An ergonomic focus on the critical issues
R. Benedyk & M. Hadjisimou
Transport
Ergonomics issues in a jet car crash 664
M. Gray
Author Index
Biography
The Ergonomics Society is the professional body for ergonomists and human factor specialists based in the United Kingdom. It also attracts members throughtout the world and is affiliated to the International Ergonomics Association. It provides recognition of competence of its members through its Professional Register.
Dr Philip D. Bust has a degree in civil engineering and twenty five years experience in construction as well as a Masters degree in human factors in manufacturing systems from Nottingham University. His experience in ergonomics includes his consultancy work, carrying out workplace assessments in manufacturing and heavy industries. Dr Bust currently works as a research associate investigating health and safety in the construction industry.
