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Date: 1 January 2007: Source: Ergonomic Guidelines for Manual Material Handling was prepared for publication by the Cal/OSHA Consultation Service, Research and Education Unit, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, California Department of Industrial Relations.
ISO 9241 is a multi-part standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) covering ergonomics of human-system interaction and related, human-centered design processes (see also human-computer interaction). It is managed by the ISO Technical Committee 159.
Division of Occupational Safety and Health, California Department of Industrial Relations. 2007. doi : 10.26616/nioshpub2007131 . {{ cite journal }} : Cite journal requires |journal= ( help ) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
The International Standard ISO 6385 "Ergonomic principles in the design of work systems" is published by the International Organization for Standardization and was last revised in 2016. [ 1 ] As the standard states in the 'Scope' section: “This International Standard is considered to be the core ergonomic standard from which many others on ...
The BCPE was incorporated as an independent, nonprofit organization in July 1990. The development of ergonomics certification, however, dates back to the mid-1980s when committees of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), the United States Department of Defense (DoD), NATO, and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)/National Research ...
ISO 13406-2 is an ISO standard, with the full title "Ergonomic requirements for work with visual displays based on flat panels -- Part 2: Ergonomic requirements for flat panel displays". It is best known to end consumers for defining a series of flat-panel display "classes" with different numbers of permitted defects (or " dead pixels ").
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ergonomics: Ergonomics – study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognitive abilities.
Musculoskeletal disorders can be defined as often involving strains and sprains to the lower back, shoulders, and upper limbs. [2] According to a U.S. Department of Labor study published in 1990, back injuries accounted for approximately 20% of all injuries in the workplace which accounted for almost 25% of the total workers compensation ...