Increasingly more people use computers and create content using keyboards (even with leading edge touch-screen technology). As in the most part of the world, in Latvia also conventional "Qwerty" keyboard is used. Though for Latvian it is much worse than for English, especially due to enormous load to little fingers. It causes repetitive strain injuries and affects productivity of workers with e...

This paper critically discusses several new international computer accessibility standards. Although recognition of the need for guidance on accessible computing has existed since the early 1990’s, development of such guidance is a recent trend that has accelerated greatly in the past five years. The development of these standards suggests how far the computer industry has come with regards to ...

In 2004, management at Unimin’s Gleason, Tennessee, operation began implementing ergonomic interventions specifically targeted to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs). Together with corporate and site management, Unimin identified worksite hazards and began to modify work practices and equipment. Some interventions were relatively simple and were implemented immediately. Others, s...

Alexander Klippel C R C S p a t i a l I n f o r m a t i o n , D e p a r t m e n t o f G e o m a t i c s , U n i v e r s i t y o f M e l b o u r n e Kai-Florian Richter T r a n s r e g i o n a l C o l l a b o r a t i v e R e s e a r c h C e n t e r S F B / T R 8 S p a t i a l C o g n i t i o n , U n i v e r s i t ä t B r e m e n Stefan Hansen S p a t i a l I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m s L t...

This paper revisits three reports on ergonomic aspects of development initiatives taking place in Industrially Developing Countries (IDCs). These include a macro-ergonomics intervention in a habitation community in Cape Verde (aimed at designing solutions contributing to sustainable development), the evolution of poultry growers' control strategies as an integrative broiler operation is introdu...

Difficulty with handwriting is one of the most frequent reasons that children in the public schools are referred to occupational therapy. Current research on the influence of ergonomic factors, such as pencil grip and pressure, and perceptual-motor factors traditionally believed to affect handwriting, is reviewed. Factors such as visual perception show little relationship to handwriting, wherea...

This study examines the postmen activity and the bag used in their task, which should transport the weight without affecting the locomotor system and the attitude of the worker. Studies were conducted on the activity of the postmen and transportation of loads, analyzing functional and ergonomic aspects of load distribution, as well as surveys with users, which made it possible to verify and pro...

Referring to the discussion recently promoted by the Sub-Technical Committee n°4 "Ergonomics and design for sustainability", in this paper will be shown the early results of a theoretical and methodological study on Ergonomic design for sustainability. In particular, the research is based on the comparison between the common thematic structure characterizing Ergonomics, with the principles of S...