"This manual explains in plain and accessible language how best to set out an ergonomics specification based on an analysis of the work to be done. It gives practical guidance and procedures for achieving the creation of work environments matched to human needs and abilities. A sequence for introducing relevant ergonomic data at various stages in the design processes is given, with sources for more specialist requirements. Nowadays, designers are concerned with more than simply safe and efficient operations; the same requirements are demanded of the equipment's manufacture, its maintenance, its dismantling, and its disposal. The manual addresses all these factors, and pays special attention to design for safety, for usability, and for maintenance. An additional advantage of the manual is that the material is in the form which can be introduced into an accessible CAD system, or can be used alongside a CAD system."

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