Ergonomics

This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the Rowland Medical Library. Ergonomics is an interdisciplinary field that has been described as fitting the task to the worker.  Ergonomics deals with interactions between people and the total working environment and stresses related to such environmental elements as atmosphere, heat, light, and sound, as well as all tools and equipment in the workplace. The formal study of human work began at the turn of the century with time and motion studies; after World War II the need to optimize human performance and safety was noted.  The study of ergonomics has evolved in four main areas:   human factors engineering, anthropometry, occupational biomechanics and work physiology.  The benefits of these studies are measured both in terms of human efficiency and well being. 

Guides / Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries / Selected textbooks / More books / Selected journals / More journals / Selected indexes and abstracts / Selected journal articles / More reference sources / Specialized sources / Selected electronic sources

Guides

Rom, William N. (ed.).  Environmental & occupational medicine, 3rd ed.
        REF WA 400 E684 1998

Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries

Encyclopaedia of occupational health and safety,  4th ed.
       REF WA 13 E629  V.1 1998

Dulbecco, Renato (ed.).  Encyclopedia of human biology, 2nd ed.
        REF QH 302.5 E529 V.3 1997

Koren, Herman.  Illustrated dictionary of environmental health & occupational safety.
        REF WA 13 K673 1996

Selected textbooks

Kumar, Shrawan (ed.). Biomechanics in ergonomics.
        WE 103 B465 1999

Rice, Valerie J. Berg (ed.).  Ergonomics in health care and rehabilitation.
        WB 26 E736 1998

Jacobs, Karen (ed.). Ergonomics for therapists, 2nd ed.
        WB 555 E736 1999

Pheasant, Stephen.  Ergonomics, work, and health.
       WA 400 P532 1991

More books

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog for:

Suggested subject headings:	Human Engineering
	Biomechanics
	Occupational Health
	Equipment Design
	Occupational Diseases
	Health Facility Environment
	Safety Management
	Occupational Medicine

Selected journals

AAOHN journal
American journal of industrial medicine (e-journal)
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation (e-journal)
Journal of biomechanics (e-journal)
Journal of nursing administration (e-journal)
Journal of occupational & environmental medicine (e-journal)
Occupational health & safety
Occupational medicine (e-journal)

More journals

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog for:

Suggested subject headings:	Occupational Medicine - Periodicals
	Occupational Health  - Periodicals
	Biomechanics - Periodicals
	Environmental Health - Periodicals
	Rehabilitation - Periodicals
	Human Engineering - Periodicals

Selected indexes and abstracts

Index Medicus & MEDLINE  On-Campus   / Off-Campus

Suggested subject headings:	Human Engineering
	Biomechanics
	Occupational Diseases
	Workplace
	Task Performance and Analysis
	Equipment Design
	Accidents, Occupational
	Musculoskeletal Diseases
	Occupational Health
	Environment Design

Academic Search Elite

Search using keywords:	Ergonomics
	Human Engineering
	Biomechanics
	Workplace Design
	Occupational Health
	Ergonomically
	Occupational Injuries
	Industrial Psychology

Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature &  CINAHL   On-Campus   / Off-Campus

Search using keywords:	Ergonomics
	Work Redesign
	Task Performance and Analysis
	Time and Motion Studies
	Furniture Design
	Workload Measurement
	Occupational Health
	Occupational-Related Injuries

Selected journal articles

Scheer SJ, et al. Ergonomics.  Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 1997 Mar; 78(3 Suppl):S36-45.

Kerk CJ. Ergonomics.  Occupational Medicine. 1998 Jul-Sep; 13(3):583-98.

Orr GB. Ergonomics programs for health care organizations.  Occupational Medicine.1997 Oct-Dec; 12(4):687-700.

Ferrara K, et al. An assessment of ergonomic educational resources. An important tool for occupational health nurses.  AAOHN Journal. 1997 Dec; 45(12):625-34

More reference sources

Nordin, Margareta, et al (eds.).  Musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace.
        WE 140 M873 1997

Kumar, Shrawan (ed.).  Perspectives in rehabilitation ergonomics.
        WB 320 P477 1997

Claiborne, Denise Kenny.  Ergonomics and cumulative trauma disorders:  a handbook for occupational therapists.
        WE 175 C414 1999

Murphy, Denise C. (ed.).  Ergonomics and the dental care worker.
        WU 77 E936 1998

Specialized sources

McCunney, Robert J.(ed.).  Medical center occupational health and safety.
        WX 27.1 M434 1999

International Commission on Radiological Protection.  Task Group on Reference Man.  Report of the Task Group on Reference Man: a report.
       REF GN 56 I573 1992

Ozkaya, Nihat.  Fundamentals of biomechanics:   equilibrium, motion, and deformation, 2nd ed.
       WE 103 O942 1999.

Department of Occupational Therapy.  601-984-6350.
        University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
        Bette A. Groat, MA,OTR/L.  bgroat@shrp.umsmed.edu

School of Nursing.  601-984-6268.
        University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
        Susan Price Lofton, RNC,CLS,MSN.  slofton@son.umsmed.edu

Selected electronic sources

Human Factors & Ergonomics
http://www.usernomics.com/hf.html

Cornell University Ergonomics Web
http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/

Ergonomics Society
http://www.ergonomics.org.uk/

Ergonomics
http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/ergonomics/index.html

Office Ergonomics Training
http://www.office-ergo.com/

Author: Ardis Haaland
Copyright 2000, Rev. 2002 Reference Department, Rowland Medical Library,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson