Contemporary Ergonomics 1998

This series provides a fast track for publication of suitable papers from international contributors. The papers are chosen on the basis of abstracts submitted to a selection pannel in the autumn prior to the conference. IN addition to mainstream ergonomists and human factor specialists, contemporary ergonomicswill appeal to all those who have an interest in peoples interaction with their working and leisure environment including: designers, manufacturing and production engineers, health and safety specialists, organisational, applied and engineering psychologists.

Margaret Hanson, Institute for Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh UK

HUGH STOCKBRIDGE MEMORIAL SESSION: Ergonomics and Standards STEPHEN PHEASANT MEMORIAL SESSION: The Contribution of Ergonomics to the Understanding and Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS, MANUAL HANDLING, POSTURE, OFFICE ERGONOMICS, NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEW TECHNOLOGY, WORK STRESS, TELEWORKING, WORK DESIGN, SYSTEM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, DESIGN METHODS, DESIGN AND USABILITY, INTERFACE DESIGN, WARNINGS, VERBAL PROTOCOL ANALYSIS, PARTICIPATORY ERGONOMICS, INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, MILITARY APPLICATIONS, AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, DRIVERS AND DRIVING, NOISE AND VIBRATION, HAND TOOLS, THERMAL ENVIRONMENTS, COMMUNICATING ERGONOMICS, GENERAL ERGONOMICS