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HUMAN FACTORS engineering
Safe, Effective & Comfortable Machines
Ergonomics, otherwise known as Human Factors Engineering, is based on the idea that people have limitations and capabilities that should be considered when designing products for human beings. Human Factors Engineering is often overlooked during the design of a machine, but has a significant influence on individual and group behaviours. It optimizes the interaction between people, technology, and their environment, ensuring safety, efficiency, and user satisfaction.
The primary goal of Human Factors Engineering is to reduce human error, increase productivity and system availability and enhance safety, health and comfort with a specific focus on the interaction between the operator and equipment.
Taking care of the people, so the people can drive productivity.
Proper ergonomic design is necessary to prevent repetitive strain injuries and other musculoskeletal disorders, which can develop over time and can lead to a long-term disability.
Common Musculoskeletal Injuries.
- Spinal Injuries
- Herniated Disks
- Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
- Chronic Low Back Pain
- Strains, Sprains and Breaks
How Human Factors Engineering works.
- Analyze human characteristics: Consider how people think, feel and behave.
- Design for safety: Design systems to minimize the risk of error and maximize safety.
- Test with users: Involve testing the system with users to get feedback and identify areas for improvement.
- Refine the design: Use feedback from user testing to refine the design throughout the design process.
Why is Human Factors Engineering Important?
- Improve Safety: Reduce human error in high risk scenarios to prevent accidents caused by poor design.
- Enhance Productivity: Optimize workflow by reducing steps and making interaction intuitive.
- Boost Satisfaction: Create user-friendly machines that enhance usability and accessibility.
- Enhance Efficiency: Minimize fatigue and stress by designing ergonomically sound workspaces.
- Support Innovation: Lead to better adoption of new technologies by ensuring ease of use.
Experience Counts.
Whole-body vibrations exposure, micro concussions, back pain and spinal injury pathways, on-farm ergonomics, human-vehicle interface in agricultural environments, exoskeletons, workplace process observations, mixed methods statistical analysis, structured and semi-structured interview and qualitative studies.
