Ergonomics & Human Factors
Designing for People
What makes protective equipment so hard to wear?
Getting the design of personal protective equipment right can make the difference between life or death. Emergency service workers and those dealing with hazardous environments need protecting in order for them to carry out their work efficiently and safely. Poor design of equipment or clothing can …
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Police vehicles made more conspicuous through ergonomic design
Police vehicles on motorways need to be distinctive for safety and security reasons and the blue and yellow 'Battenburg' livery now being used by police forces across the country is underpinned by high quality ergonomics research. This research has been recognised for its excellence by the …
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Human factors crucial to future success of high speed rail
As the enabling legislation is prepared for Parliamentary approval of the HS2 high speed rail network, an IEHF-accredited ergonomics and design consultancy, CCD, has been appointed to provide human factors expertise. Parsons Brinckerhoff, one of the world's leading planning, engineering, and …
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To ski or not to ski?
It’s strange how we can invest so much time and effort pursuing something as ephemeral as the exhilaration of a ski run through the trees in perfect powder snow under a blue sky even though the reality all too often is icy pistes and poor visibility. Yet still we go back every year. The …
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Human factors supporting a modern railway
There have been advances in the priorities of human factors in many sectors in the past couple of decades. Perhaps nowhere has this been clearer than in infrastructure such as transport, utilities and construction. However, it’s arguable that the greatest explosion of new human factors ideas, …
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The way ahead: successfully navigating indoor environments
Over the past two decades, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) have had a transformational effect on the use of navigation services by non-expert users. SatNavs are now almost standard equipment for the motorist and GNSS plays a large role in applications as diverse as agriculture and …
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