HE01305 - Ergonomics at Sea

23 Apr 2015 Bulletin: Issue 38 - Health, wellbeing and welfare Resource

Professor Ask argues that designs for marine applications need special care because of unique hazards, multicultural crew and the extreme human machine interface environment where small controls are operating enormous machinery.

The goal of ergonomic design is to allow interfaces to easily connect with a human and thereby reduce injuries and accidents. In this paper, Professor Ask argues that designs for marine applications need special care because of unique hazards, multicultural crew and the extreme human machine interface environment where small controls are operating enormous machinery.

Keywords:  ergonomics, design, hazards, human machine interface, HMI, controls

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