Ergonomic diagnosis of the driver's workplace in an electric locomotive.

نویسنده

  • Iwona Grabarek
چکیده

This paper deals with research aimed at developing a method for ergonomic analysis of the driver's workplace in an electric locomotive. It presents the structure of the diagnosis and its assumptions, and includes a re-evaluation of the questionnaire-expert method in ergonomic research. The article presents research data on weights and evaluations including their standard deviations for particular priority features. Ergonomic levels of the studied operator's cabin in locomotives are compared.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE

دوره 8 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002