Human Factors/Ergonomics for Building and Construction

Download or read book Human Factors/Ergonomics for Building and Construction written by Martin Helander and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1981-05-08 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first work to apply advances in the study of human factors to the management of workers and work activities in the construction industry. Provides civil engineers, managers, and safety specialists with an improved understanding of the importance of human factors in construction work, and offers practical guidelines, specifically developed for the building industry, for dealing with human problems in the work place. Experts from the medical, social, and physical sciences explore accidents and accident prevention, effects of environmental conditions on productivity, ergonomic design of construction machinery, workload, the effectiveness of training programs, and more.