Briefing Note No. 8

Energy Institute Briefing Note No. 8 - Ergonomics

In the introduction to Ergonomics, KFH Murrell makes it clear that it is a subject that continually incorporates information and technologies from other domains if they contribute to understanding and improving human performance. He goes on to say that ergonomics should create an awareness in industry of the importance of human factors when planning work and that the overall purpose of ergonomics is to increase the efficiency of human activity.