Ergonomics in Malaysia has been introduced over a decade ago with the establishment of the ergonomics division in the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on 1 December 1992. This study aims to evaluate the level of ergonomics awareness in Malaysian manufacturing industries and to determine the best practices of ergonomics program using Quality Function Deployment (QFD) ...

Ergonomics is a broad discipline. Whilst often associated with the physical aspects of workplaces, such as the size of chairs and desks, ergonomics has three domains which can contribute to the comfort, satisfaction and safety of a person in their environment: physical ergonomics (e.g. workstation design), cognitive ergonomics (e.g. how we perceive and process information) and organisational er...

This paper provides a theoretical perspective on human factors and ergonomics (HFE), defined as a unique and independent discipline that focuses on the nature of human-artefact interactions, viewed from the unified perspective of the science, engineering, design, technology and management of human-compatible systems. Such systems include a variety of natural and artificial products, processes a...

This paper investigates the design and construction of a telepresent microassembly system and the influence of real networks on precise telepresent microassembly. The application of telepresence technologies in small-lot microassembly production systems provides a number of advantages, including increased precision, improved ergonomics, decreased contamination through the removal of direct huma...

In this paper, we present a tool that detects business errors in technical documents such as procedures or requirements. The objective is to improve readability and to check for some elements of contents so that risks that could be entailed by misunderstandings or typos can be prevented. Based on a cognitive ergonomics analysis, we survey a number of frequently encountered types of errors and s...

Based on evidence accumulated during the author's 45 years of professional experience, the author presents 23 important “lessons learned” regarding applying ergonomics to systems. Documented results from reported cases or other evidence are presented to validate each of these practical learning points.