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New Age International (P) Ltd Work Study And Ergonomics by K C Jain, Dr. P L Verma , Dr. Nitin Shrivastava
This is a comprehensive and student friendly book on work study and ergonomics. If used as a textbook it gives requisite knowledge about work study, its prerequisite for the course on ergonomics. The portion of ergonomics dealt in this book is quite advanced yet simple to understand to designers, consultants and students of colleges. During the movements of body parts of man motions and its method while interfacing with machine is critical with regards to ease of doing work, comfort and time to complete the task. Authors in this book have attempted to explain the importance of limb movement and the method of doing a task that helps in optimizing the time and effort. Further the importance of design of control displays and the machine with regards to size and comfort of man using it, has been dealt in a simple and easy to understand manner.
The book is useful to consultants, products designer and industry managers as a ready to use guide. Students after reading this book as a text will be having a comprehensive knowledge of work study and ergonomics.