Engineering Ergonomics
and Work Study
Course Title and Reference Books
 Course Title:
ENGINEERING ERGONOMICS AND WORK STUDY
 Course Code:
EM-821
 Credit Hours:
3-0
 Pre Requisites:
Nil
 Reference Books
 The Ergonomics Edge, Improving Safety, Quality and Productivity by
Dan MacLeod.
 Introduction to Ergonomics, R. S. Bridger, McGraw-Hill
 Ergonomics, Man in his Working Environment by K. F. H. Murrell.
 Introduction to Work study, Third (Revised) Edition, International Labor
office Geneva.
 Hand Book of Industrial Engineering, Edited by Gavriel Salvendy, John
Willey & Sons, New York.
 Time and Motion Study for Lean Manufacturing, Third Edition by Fred E.
Meyers and James R. Stewart. Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
Ergonomics
“The scientific discipline concerned with understanding of interactions among humans and
other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, methods and
data to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance”
Ergonomics means
“fitting the job to the worker,” including:
 Work stations
 Tools
 Equipment
The term ergonomics was coined from the Greek words ergon (meaning “work”) and
nomos (meaning “rules”); hence the literal definition of ergonomics is “the rules of
work.”
Ergo = Work
Nomos = Rules or Law
Ergonomics and Design Video
 https://youtu.be/LAKlmdMHpdE
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