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.
Branches of ergonomics
- Engineering Psychology – Designing systems to suit their users
- Macroergonomics – Designing systems to suit their users
- Seating Ergonomics – Chair designed for use at an office
History of ergonomics
Main article: Ergonomics § HistoryGeneral ergonomics concepts
- Aesthetics – Philosophical study of art and beauty
- Comfort – Sense of physical or psychological ease
- Usability, also known as Ease of use – Capacity of a system for its users to perform tasks
- Business performance management – Processes to bring output into alignment with goals
- Productivity – Average measure of the efficiency of production
- Safety – State of being secure from harm, injury, danger, or other non-desirable outcomes
- Ergonomic hazards – Physical conditions that may pose a risk of injury
Ergonomics scholars
- Frederick Winslow Taylor – American mechanical engineer (1856–1915)
- Wojciech Jastrzębowski – Polish biologist
See also
- Rohmert's law – Law used to calculate "maximum holding time" for any particular task
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