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 confe. Read more... Abstract: 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 confe Content: Front Cover Contents Selected Papers and an Overview of the Ergonomics Society Annual Conference The Editors of Contemporary Ergonomics1984-2008 1984 Jingle Bells PADAS- An Ambulatory Electronic System to Monitor and Evaluate Factors Relating to Back Pain at Work Ergonomics is Kid's Stuff The Ability of Primary School Children to Design their Own Furniture Ergonomics in the Lighthouse 1985 Touch-Screens: A Summary Report of an Evaluation of Improved Screen Layout Designs How Intelligible is English Spoken by Non-Native English Speakers? Slips and Mistakes: Two Distinct Classes of Human Error?Ergonomics and Police Detection Methods 1986 Keynote Address Phenomena, Function and Design: Does Information Make a Difference? Keynote Address A Model of Mental Health and Work Atitudes Attitude Surveys: An Authoritarian Technique Masqueading as a Participative Process 1987 The Cognitive Bases of Predictable Human Error Sherpa: A Systematic Human Error Reduction and Prediction Approach Minor Illnesses and Performance Efficiency The Use of People to Simulate Machines: An Ergonomic Approach 1988. Soft Systems Approaches and their Integration Into The Development ProcessEye Movements and the Conspicuity of Routing Information Introducing Word Processing to Novice Users: A Study of Procedural and Conceptual Approaches Sorry, Can't Talk ... Just Overtaking a Lorry: The Definition and Experimental Investigation of the Problem of Driving and Handsfree Carphone Use 1989 Accident and Intention: Attitudinal Aspects of Industrial Safety Flow Displays of Complex Plant Processes for Fault Diagnosis Reduction of Action Uncertainty in Process Control Systems: The Role of Device Knowledge. Closed Circuit Television and User Needs1990 Eye-Pointing in the Cockpit Ergonomic Evaluation of Aircraft Seating Altering the Urgenc of Auditory Warnings: An Experimental Study The Ergonomics Audit 1991 Voice Versus Manual Techniques for Airborne Data Entry Correction Human Thermal Responses in Crowds Office Lighting for VDT Work: Comparative Surveys of Reactions to Parabolic and Lensed-Indirect Systems Use of Wrist Rests by Data Input VDU Operators 1992 Case of Motion Sickness A survey of Car Driver Discomfort The Occupational Well-Being of Train Drivers -- An Overview. The Importance of Ergonomics in Plastic Surgery1993 Alarms in a Coronary Care Unit Safe Surface Temperatures of Domestic Products An Ergonomics Appraisal of the Piper Alpha Disaster Carphone Use and Motorway Driving 1994 Injury in the Orchestra- The Ergonomic Nightmare R.U.L.A. -- A Rapid Upper Limb Assessment Tool The Teleworking Experience Validation in Ergonomics/Human Factors 1995 Anthropometry of Children 2 to 13 Years of Age in the Netherlands Musculoskeletal Troubles and Driving: A Survey of the British Public.