Table Of ContentERGONOMIC
WORKPLACE
DESIGN
HEALTH,
for
WELLNESS,
and
PRODUCTIVITY
Human Factors and Ergonomics Series
PUBLISHED TITLES
Around the Patient Bed: Human Factors and Safety in Health Care
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Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Systems: Work and Everyday Life
C. Forsythe, H. Liao, M. Trumbo, and R. E. Cardona-Rivera
Conceptual Foundations of Human Factors Measurement
D. Meister
Content Preparation Guidelines for the Web and Information Appliances:
Cross-Cultural Comparisons
H. Liao, Y. Guo, A. Savoy, and G. Salvendy
Cross-Cultural Design for IT Products and Services
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Data Mining: Theories, Algorithms, and Examples
Nong Ye
Designing for Accessibility: A Business Guide to Countering Design Exclusion
S. Keates
Ergonomics in Design: Methods and Techniques
Marcelo M. Soares and Francisco Rebelo
Ergonomic Workplace Design for Health, Wellness, and Productivity
Alan Hedge
Handbook of Cognitive Task Design
E. Hollnagel
The Handbook of Data Mining
N. Ye
Handbook of Digital Human Modeling: Research for Applied Ergonomics
and Human Factors Engineering
V. G. Duffy
Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety
Second Edition
P. Carayon
Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design, Second Edition
K. Vu and R. Proctor
Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health
D. Koradecka
Handbook of Standards and Guidelines in Ergonomics and Human Factors
W. Karwowski
Handbook of Virtual Environments: Design, Implementation,
and Applications, Second Edition,
K. S. Hale and K M. Stanney
Handbook of Warnings
M. Wogalter
Human–Computer Interaction: Designing for Diverse Users and Domains
A. Sears and J. A. Jacko
Human–Computer Interaction: Design Issues, Solutions, and Applications
A. Sears and J. A. Jacko
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Human–Computer Interaction: Development Process
A. Sears and J. A. Jacko
Human–Computer Interaction: Fundamentals
A. Sears and J. A. Jacko
The Human–Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals
Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications, Third Edition
J. A. Jacko
Human Factors in System Design, Development, and Testing
D. Meister and T. Enderwick
Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers, Second Edition
M. R. Lehto
Macroergonomics: Theory, Methods and Applications
H. Hendrick and B. Kleiner
Modeling Sociocultural Influences on Decision Making:
Understanding Conflict, Enabling Stability
Joseph V. Cohn, Sae Schatz, Hannah Freeman, and David J. Y. Combs
Practical Speech User Interface Design
James R. Lewis
The Science of Footwear
R. S. Goonetilleke
Skill Training in Multimodal Virtual Environments
M. Bergamsco, B. Bardy, and D. Gopher
Smart Clothing: Technology and Applications
Gilsoo Cho
Theories and Practice in Interaction Design
S. Bagnara and G. Crampton-Smith
The Universal Access Handbook
C. Stephanidis
Usability and Internationalization of Information Technology
N. Aykin
User Interfaces for All: Concepts, Methods, and Tools
C. Stephanidis
Variability in Human Performance
T. Smith, R. Henning, and M. Wade
ERGONOMIC
WORKPLACE
DESIGN
HEALTH,
for
WELLNESS,
and
PRODUCTIVITY
edited by
Alan Hedge
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Contents
Preface...............................................................................................................................................xi
Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................................xv
Editor .............................................................................................................................................xvii
Contributors ....................................................................................................................................xix
Section i the Physical environment
Chapter 1 Introduction to Workplace Ergonomics and Issues of Health and Productivity
in Computer Work Settings ..........................................................................................3
Alan Hedge
Chapter 2 Designing Thermal Environments for Comfort, Health, and Performance ...............25
Ken Parsons
Chapter 3 Ventilation, Indoor Air Quality, Health, and Productivity .........................................39
Pawel Wargocki
Chapter 4 Psychoacoustics: Resolving Noise Distractions in the Workplace .............................73
Nigel Oseland and Paige Hodsman
Chapter 5 Workplace Vibration Effects on Health and Productivity ........................................103
Robin Burgess-Limerick
Chapter 6 Vision and Lighting ..................................................................................................115
Mariana G. Figueiro and Mark S. Rea
Chapter 7 Shift Work Effects on Health and Productivity .......................................................135
Sampsa Puttonen
Section ii ergonomic Design issues in Workplaces
Chapter 8 Office Workplaces ....................................................................................................153
Peter Vink, Iris Bakker, and Liesbeth Groenesteijn
Chapter 9 Healthcare Settings, Health, and Productivity .........................................................169
Tim Springer
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Chapter 10 Ergonomics Design in Control Rooms .....................................................................189
Matko Papic
Chapter 11 Schools, Health, and Productivity ............................................................................209
Leon Straker and Erin Howie
Chapter 12 Ergonomic Concerns in Universities and Colleges ..................................................227
Danny S. Nou
Chapter 13 Biotechnology Laboratories: Promoting Health and Productivity
with Ergonomics .......................................................................................................251
Cynthia M. Burt
Chapter 14 Work Design and Health for Hospitality Workers ...................................................275
Laura Punnett, Pamela Vossenas, W. Gary Allread, and Noor Nahar Sheikh
Chapter 15 Managing the Safety and the Performance of Home-Based Teleworkers:
A Macroergonomics Perspective ..............................................................................299
Michelle M. Robertson and Wayne S. Maynard
Section iii emerging ergonomic Workplace Design issues
Chapter 16 A Macroergonomics View of Transportation...........................................................323
Brian Peacock, Chui Yoon Ping, and Alan Hedge
Chapter 17 Health and Productivity Effects of Hot Desks, Just-in-Time Work Spaces,
and Other Flexible Workplace Arrangements ..........................................................341
Jay L. Brand
Chapter 18 Challenges and Future Research Opportunities with New Ways of Working .........353
Lynn McAtamney, Christine Aickin, David Caple, Carlo Caponecchia,
and Martin Mackey
Chapter 19 Sustainable Design in the Workplace .......................................................................371
Julie Dorsey
Contents ix
Chapter 20 Exploring the 3C Workplace: For Connectedness, Collaboration, and Creativity ....391
So-Yeon Yoon and Susan S. E. Chung
Chapter 21 Ergonomics and Wellness in Workplaces ................................................................409
Alan Hedge and Sara Pazell
Index ..............................................................................................................................................425
