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Ergonomics and Safety in Hand Tool Design (Hardcover)

by Charles A. Cacha (Author) "A tool is defined as "an implement used to modify raw material for use ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (26 Feb 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1566703085
ISBN-13: 978-1566703086
Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.1 x 1.3 cm
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"CACHA'S book provides an excellent introduction to the basics of various disciplines that apply to hand tools. It is intended for safety professionals, but hand tool designers and ergonomics practitioners could also use it as a reference guide." -Ergonomics in design, Vol. 9, No. 3, Summer 2001 Promo Copy

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Focusing exclusively on the use of ergonomics in the design and use of hand tools Ergonomics and Safety in Hand Tool Design explores the relationship between Biomechanics, Safety, and Ergonomics allowing the reader to recognize, evaluate, and control ergonomic risk factors and improve hand tool design. The book provides a brief overview of humankind's use of tools and discusses the theory of mechanics and biomechanics in hand tool design. It furnishes designs which will control instantaneous trauma and reviews the characteristics of power hand tools. The text serves as a guide to the human factors in safety and ergonomics for safety professionals.

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