0 the scientific study of people and their working conditions, especially done in order to improve effectiveness:
1 the study of the design of furniture or equipment and the way this affects people's ability to work effectively:
They were concerned with ergonomics—still a much underestimated and under-valued science in industry.
The same applies to the proposal for a directive on workplace ergonomics and issues concerning the manual-handling directive.
It cuts across many disciplines—rheumatology, neurology, orthopaedic surgery, anatomy, biology, biochemistry and psychiatry, quite apart from other disciplines, such as ergonomics, chiropractic and osteopathy.
He also calls for new legislation regarding workplace harassment, on the one hand, and requirements for workplace ergonomics on the other.
I hope it will go further and accept our call for a comprehensive directive on workplace ergonomics.
Briefly, natural motions of man must lead to correct machine driving (ergonomics).
Functional aspects are stressed as a basis for technical implementations, with special attention to the ergonomics of interactive control of the manipulator-wheelchair system in unstructured human environments.
Moreover, we can foresee applications in medicine and sports, in particular in physiotherapy and ergonomics.
