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Overview
Safety or comfort? Can you truly have one without the other? Is it feasible to have both? Although by no means the only factor, a deep understanding of biomechanics plays a leading role in the design of work and workplaces that are both pain and injury free. Standing firmly on the foundation built by the previous edition, the second edition of Biomechanics in Ergonomics establishes an understanding of gross biomechanical loads on the human system at the tissue level and then brings that understanding through to the whole body level.
Applications for the Real World
Produced under the aegis of editor Shrawan Kumar with contributors who are leading scholars in the field, the book contains unique chapters such as Exposure Assessment Tools and Techniques and Cumulative Load and Models. Also included is a chapter on hand tools, which have a real application to the field of ergonomics.
New and significantly revamped chapters:
- Theories of occupational musculoskeletal injury causation
- Anthropometry and Biomechanics — Anthropometrics
- Mechanical Exposure Assessment in the Design of Work
- Determinant of Muscle Strength
- Biomechanics of Gloves
- The ACGIH TLV® for Hand Activity Level
- Whiplash Injuries — In Vitro Studies
- Whiplash Injuries — In Vivo Studies
- Models in Manual Materials Handling
- Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation
- Whole Body Vibration
- Cumulative Load and Models
Create Safety Through Better Workplace Design
The book dives deep into the biomechanics of the connective tissues before thoroughly covering upper and lower extremities, shoulder and neck, low back, and whole body mechanics. With chapters selected and designed to provide extensive coverage of ergonomically relevant biomechanics, this volume supplies an integrated understanding of the inseparable relationship between ergonomics and biomechanics that can be translated into better safety design and better workplaces.
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
Safety or comfort? Can you truly have one without the other? Is it feasible to have both? Although by no means the only factor, a deep understanding of biomechanics plays a leading role in the design of work and workplaces that are both pain and injury free. Standing firmly on the foundation built by the previous edition, the second edition of Biomechanics in Ergonomics establishes an understanding of gross biomechanical loads on the human system at the tissue level and then brings that understanding through to the whole body level.
Applications for the Real World
Produced under the aegis of editor Shrawan Kumar with contributors who are leading scholars in the field, the book contains unique chapters such as Exposure Assessment Tools and Techniques and Cumulative Load and Models. Also included is a chapter on hand tools, which have a real application to the field of ergonomics.
New and significantly revamped chapters:
- Theories of occupational musculoskeletal injury causation
- Anthropometry and Biomechanics — Anthropometrics
- Mechanical Exposure Assessment in the Design of Work
- Determinant of Muscle Strength
- Biomechanics of Gloves
- The ACGIH TLV® for Hand Activity Level
- Whiplash Injuries — In Vitro Studies
- Whiplash Injuries — In Vivo Studies
- Models in Manual Materials Handling
- Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation
- Whole Body Vibration
- Cumulative Load and Models
Create Safety Through Better Workplace Design
The book dives deep into the biomechanics of the connective tissues before thoroughly covering upper and lower extremities, shoulder and neck, low back, and whole body mechanics. With chapters selected and designed to provide extensive coverage of ergonomically relevant biomechanics, this volume supplies an integrated understanding of the inseparable relationship between ergonomics and biomechanics that can be translated into better safety design and better workplaces.
Kathy Jean Simpson
This book is a synthesis of tissue biomechanics and topics related to occupational biomechanics. It provides information about tissue healing not found in other ergonomic texts. The purpose is not made evident. Perhaps it is to provide the reader with a biomechanical understanding of how the mechanics of occupational movements (macroscopic) create injury on tissues (microscopic effects). Without having a clear sense of the objectives it is difficult to evaluate the value of this book, or if the objectives have been met. I could not determine intended audience, but it appears to vary from chapter to chapter. It would be appropriate for ergonomics students who had a solid biological engineering background. The contributors are all very esteemed authorities in their areas. Tissue biomechanics as related to injury mechanisms and muscle force production are discussed in the first part. The second part is concentrated on selected aspects of ergonomics relative to various regions of the body, such as low back problems and slips and falls. I enjoyed the chapter on climbing, as this is rarely covered in ergonomic books. The integrative nature of the text is a strength. The shortcomings are that the book does not have a clear purpose, so collectively the chapters appear to be a somewhat haphazard collection of topics. There is also overlap of material, e.g., definitions of material and structural properties of tissues occur in three chapters. I enjoyed advancing my knowledge of the topics presented. I would choose to use this book with graduate level biomechanics students to broaden their knowledge in ergonomics. I would not choose to use this as the primary text for a pure ergonomics course, butit could be useful as a supplementary text for in-depth analyses of selected topics.
Editorials
Kathy Jean Simpson
This book is a synthesis of tissue biomechanics and topics related to occupational biomechanics. It provides information about tissue healing not found in other ergonomic texts. The purpose is not made evident. Perhaps it is to provide the reader with a biomechanical understanding of how the mechanics of occupational movements (macroscopic) create injury on tissues (microscopic effects). Without having a clear sense of the objectives it is difficult to evaluate the value of this book, or if the objectives have been met. I could not determine intended audience, but it appears to vary from chapter to chapter. It would be appropriate for ergonomics students who had a solid biological engineering background. The contributors are all very esteemed authorities in their areas. Tissue biomechanics as related to injury mechanisms and muscle force production are discussed in the first part. The second part is concentrated on selected aspects of ergonomics relative to various regions of the body, such as low back problems and slips and falls. I enjoyed the chapter on climbing, as this is rarely covered in ergonomic books. The integrative nature of the text is a strength. The shortcomings are that the book does not have a clear purpose, so collectively the chapters appear to be a somewhat haphazard collection of topics. There is also overlap of material, e.g., definitions of material and structural properties of tissues occur in three chapters. I enjoyed advancing my knowledge of the topics presented. I would choose to use this book with graduate level biomechanics students to broaden their knowledge in ergonomics. I would not choose to use this as the primary text for a pure ergonomics course, butit could be useful as a supplementary text for in-depth analyses of selected topics.From The Critics
Reviewer: Kathy Jean Simpson, BS, MS, PhD(University of Georgia)Description: This book is a synthesis of tissue biomechanics and topics related to occupational biomechanics. It provides information about tissue healing not found in other ergonomic texts.
Purpose: The purpose is not made evident. Perhaps it is to provide the reader with a biomechanical understanding of how the mechanics of occupational movements (macroscopic) create injury on tissues (microscopic effects). Without having a clear sense of the objectives it is difficult to evaluate the value of this book, or if the objectives have been met.
Audience: I could not determine intended audience, but it appears to vary from chapter to chapter. It would be appropriate for ergonomics students who had a solid biological engineering background. The contributors are all very esteemed authorities in their areas.
Features: Tissue biomechanics as related to injury mechanisms and muscle force production are discussed in the first part. The second part is concentrated on selected aspects of ergonomics relative to various regions of the body, such as low back problems and slips and falls. I enjoyed the chapter on climbing, as this is rarely covered in ergonomic books. The integrative nature of the text is a strength. The shortcomings are that the book does not have a clear purpose, so collectively the chapters appear to be a somewhat haphazard collection of topics. There is also overlap of material, e.g., definitions of material and structural properties of tissues occur in three chapters.
Assessment: I enjoyed advancing my knowledge of the topics presented. I would choose to use this book with graduate level biomechanics students to broaden their knowledge in ergonomics. I would not choose to use this as the primary text for a pure ergonomics course, but it could be useful as a supplementary text for in-depth analyses of selected topics.
2 Stars from Doody