Creating the Ergonomically Sound Workplace (From Training to Performance in the Twenty-First Century) - Softcover

Ostrom, Lee T.

 
9781555426217: Creating the Ergonomically Sound Workplace (From Training to Performance in the Twenty-First Century)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1555426212 ISBN 13: 9781555426217
Publisher: Pfeiffer, 1994

Synopsis

From Training to Performance in the 21st Century is a seriessponsored by the National Society for Performance and Instruction(NSPI) which provides valuable how-to resources to help trainers,human resource professionals, and human performance technologistsimprove performance in the workplace. This book is part of thefirst three-volume set, Designing the Work Environment for OptimumPerformance,
which shows how to fix the workplace, not the worker.
The set provides hands-on tools to help create work environmentsthat support human performance.

Draws on numerous scientific studies and the author's professionalexperience in assessing real-life ergonomic problems in diverseworkplaces nationwide to provide a systematic approach includingreproducible checklists and worksheets--for performing ergonomicassessments to identify and correct health hazards at work.

He presents a variety of practical, cost-effective solutions fromadjusting chairs, lowering computer keyboards, taking frequentmicrobreaks, and finding new ways of performing repetitivetasks--for preventing work-related health problems.

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About the Author

LEE T. OSTROM is a Certified Professional Ergonomist who has assessed workplace safety and ergonomics for a wide range of private businesses and government agencies. His comprehensive ergonomic checklist for workplaces has been adapted and used by Department of Energy laboratories and in private industry.

From the Back Cover

From Training to Performance in the 21st Century is a series sponsored by the National Society for Performance and Instruction (NSPI) which provides valuable how-to resources to help trainers, human resource professionals, and human performance technologists improve performance in the workplace. This book is part of the first three-volume set, "Designing the Work Environment for Optimum Performance," which shows how to "fix the workplace, not the worker." The set provides hands-on tools to help create work environments that support human performance.Draws on numerous scientific studies and the author's professional experience in assessing real-life ergonomic problems in diverse workplaces nationwide to provide a systematic approachincluding reproducible checklists and worksheets--for performing ergonomic assessments to identify and correct health hazards at work.

From the Inside Flap

From Training to Performance in the 21st Century is a series sponsored by the National Society for Performance and Instruction (NSPI) which provides valuable how-to resources to help trainers, human resource professionals, and human performance technologists improve performance in the workplace. This book is part of the first three-volume set, "Designing the Work Environment for Optimum Performance," which shows how to "fix the workplace, not the worker." The set provides hands-on tools to help create work environments that support human performance.Draws on numerous scientific studies and the author's professional experience in assessing real-life ergonomic problems in diverse workplaces nationwide to provide a systematic approach including reproducible checklists and worksheets--for performing ergonomic assessments to identify and correct health hazards at work.He presents a variety of practical, cost-effective solutions from adjusting chairs, lowering computer keyboards, taking frequent microbreaks, and finding new ways of performing repetitive tasks--for preventing work-related health problems.

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Publisher
Pfeiffer
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1555426212
ISBN 13 
9781555426217
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
222