Ergonomics for Beginners
      What they said about the first edition:
          ‘This small book is a gem . . . Without doubt this book should be on
          the bookshelf of all who are concerned with the subject’ Talk Back
          ‘. . . a very good buy at the price. . .’ Applied Ergonomics
          ‘. . . a unique approach in making ergonomics accessible’
                     International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
      This revised and updated edition of Ergonomics for Beginners pro-
      vides an excellent practical primer for anyone approaching the
      subject for the first time, with the aim of bringing benefits to the
      performance of tasks in work and domestic environments. Embrac-
      ing the concepts of designing tasks and the environment for human
      comfort and satisfaction as well as for optimum performance, the
      book shows, in an accessible and easily understandable fashion, the
      steps by which managers, workers and users can achieve an appro-
      priate balance.
        To bring the book more up to date, new material is included, with
      a focus on information technology and work organization.
      Jan Dul is Director of the Erasmus University Centre for Contract
      Research and Business Support, Rotterdam. He is an experienced
      researcher and consultant in physical ergonomics. Bernard Weerd-
      meester works as a software ergonomics consultant at Usable, a
      private consultancy bureau in The Hague.
    Ergonomics for Beginners
    A quick reference guide
    Second edition
    Jan Dul and Bernard Weerdmeester
    London and New York