Occupational Therapy and Ergonomics: Applying Ergonomic Principl

Occupational Therapy and ErgonomicsApplying Ergonomic Principles to Everyday Occupation in the Home and at Work\nAuthor(s): Franklin Stein, Ingrid Sderback, Susan Cutler, Barbara Larson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9781861565044, 978-1861565044\nSynopsis\nThis practical book describes how the principles of ergonomics should be applied by occupational therapists. It clearly demonstrates how to create functional environments to prevent injuries and enabling people with disabilities to engage in everyday occupations. Occupational stress and other psychological variables are considered in the ergonomics of work. Includes case studies of an administrative secretary, industrial worker, assembly line food handler and maintenance worker Contains a unique insight into the Scandinavian experience in universal design and everyday ergonomics Provides material for applying ergonomic principles to the work ens