Human-Centered Design for Mining Equipment and New Technology

Informationen zum Autor Professor Tim Horberry leads the Human Factors team at Monash University Accident Research Centre in Australia. He recently was a Senior Visiting Researcher on a ‘Safety in Design Ergonomics’ Fellowship at Cambridge University in England. Tim’s background is in human factors, safe design and transport/mining safety. Email [e-mail] Professor Robin Burgess-Limerick is Professorial Research Fellow at the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Australia. Robin has been a qualified Ergonomist for over 20 years, and is a past-President and Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia. Dr. Lisa Steiner is Associate Director of Science at the Pittsburgh Mining Research Division at the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Pittsburgh, USA. She completed her PhD ‘Reducing Underground Coal Roof Bolting Injury Risks through Equipment Design’ at the University of Queensland, Australia in 2014. Klappentext This book introduces Human-Centered Design (HCD) and outlines the benefits of the approach for mining equipment and new technology. It is a process that aims to make equipment and systems more usable and acceptable by focusing on the end user, their tasks, their work environment, or use context. Zusammenfassung This book introduces Human-Centered Design (HCD) and outlines the benefits of the approach for mining equipment and new technology. It is a process that aims to make equipment and systems more usable and acceptable by focusing on the end user, their tasks, their work environment, or use context. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Table and Figure Captions Foreword Acknowledgements Authors Glossary of Terms and Acronyms Chapter 1 Why HCD for Mining Equipment? Chapter 2 Principles, Processes, and Tools for HCD Chapter 3 Current Status of Mining HCD Chapter 4 HCD Educational Material Chapter 5 HCD Case Studies Chapter 6 What Now for Mining HCD? References Index ...

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• Authors: Robin Burgess-Limerick, Burgess-Limerick Robin, Tim Horberry, Tim (Monash University Horberry, Horberry Tim, Lisa J Steiner, Steiner Lisa J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.02.2018
• EAN: 9781138095205
• ISBN: 978-1-138-09520-5
• No. of pages: 125
• Series: Human Factors in Mining
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety, Mining technology & engineering, Mining technology and engineering, Ergonomics