Ergonomics from the anglo-saxon and French perspectives

Having been used since early times, ergonomics is the science concerned with studying the interactions of humans with their work environment, and the positive and negative effects of this relation. The approaches used in the study of ergonomics are basically two: the Anglo-Saxon and the French which...

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Autor: Almeida, Rodrigo Gomes de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Institución:Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Campos dos Goytacazes
Repositorio:Vértices (Campos dos Goitacazes. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.editoraessentia.iff.edu.br:article/1223
Acceso en línea:https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/1809-2667.20110007
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ergonomics
American Ergonomics
French Ergonomics
Ergonomia
Ergonomia Americana
Ergonomia francesa
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Sumario:Having been used since early times, ergonomics is the science concerned with studying the interactions of humans with their work environment, and the positive and negative effects of this relation. The approaches used in the study of ergonomics are basically two: the Anglo-Saxon and the French which, though being complementary, present some divergent aspects. However, both share the common goal of adapting work to man by preventing accidents, promoting comfort, improving income, and providing greater satisfaction to the worker.