Ergonomics

This manual is specially compiled and edited for the students of Home Science Colleges. Since Ergonomics is the new subject introduced in the undergraduate program, the students are not much aware about the subject, therefore an attempt has been made to explain and introduce the basic methods and principles of ergonomics. This manual will help the students to understand the methods used in ergonomics and apply it to conduct various research. The methods discussed here are well known and practiced widely by researchers and students. Utmost care has been taken to compile and introduce simple ergonomic assessment techniques and instruments used for measuring various ergonomics parameter based on human, work and working environment. For better understanding, each chapter is explained with the relevant theoretical information, illustrations and figures from various published work by eminent researchers. The guidelines and standards necessary for each experiment have been provided to compare and interpret the results scientifically. This special compilation in the form of the manual will increase the awareness among the students for a better understanding of application in workplaces and daily life.