Occupational Ergonomics

Theresa Stack is an Associate Professor with MT Tech, she is a Certified Professional Ergonomist and a Certified Safety Professional. Theresa has over nineteen years of professional hands-on experience in occupational safety, health and ergonomics. Theresa provided technical program management and abatement consultation support to the DoN for twelve years. Theresa continues to instruct for various universities and consult. Lee T. Ostrom, PhD, has worked in the fields of risk assessment, industrial safety, ergonomics, and human factors for over thirty-five years. A Certified Professional Ergonomist and Certified Safety Professional, he has been an Associate Dean and Academic Director and Full Professor University of Idaho, Idaho Falls. He has authored or co-authored two other books on ergonomic and risk topics and has authored over 75 papers and conference proceedings. Cheryl A. Wilhelmsen, PhD, is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Idaho, Idaho Falls. She has been the director of the Industrial Technology BS degree program. She has also taught for APUS/AMU and consults with NASA Ames in the area of aviation inspection. In her thirty year career, she has conducted hundreds of ergonomic assessments and risk assessments from offices to nuclear hot cells.

List of Figures ix

List of Tables xxvii

Foreword xxxi

Acknowledgments xxxiii

1 Book Organization 1
By T. Stack

2 The Basics of Ergonomics 5
By T. Stack

3 Anthropometry 21
By L. Ostrom

4 Office Ergonomics 77
By C. Wilhelmsen

5 Administrative Controls and Stretch and Flex Program 111
By C. Wilhelmsen

6 Elements of Ergonomics Programs 121
By L. Ostrom

7 Biomechanics 163
By T. Stack

8 Psychophysics 181
By L. Ostrom

9 Hand Tools 207
By L. Ostrom

10 Vibration 233
By L. Ostrom

11 Industrial Workstation Design 247
By L. Ostrom

12 Manual Materials Handling 271
By T. Stack

13 Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders 283
By T. Stack

14 How to Conduct an Ergonomic Assessment and Ergonomic Assessment Tools 327
By T. Stack

15 Ergonomics in the Healthcare Industry 363
By L. Ostrom

16 Case Studies 413
By L. Ostrom

Appendix A Exercises 443
By T. Stack

Appendix B Guides 455
By T. Stack

Appendix C Tools 471
By T. Stack

Glossary 505

Acronyms 509

Index 511