347-0518/02 – Engineering Ergonomics (IER)
| Gurantor department | Department of Machine Parts and Mechanisms | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Miroslav Trochta, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Miroslav Trochta, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2013/2014 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FS | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
1. to 2. - identify and name all ergonomic problems,
3. to 5. - select the appropriate method of solution,
6. to 7. - apply ergonomic analysis and legislative and normative documents,
8. - use measuring devices for ergonomic measurement,
9. to 10. - assess the suitability of the arrangement of the workplace, the appropriateness of operating positions,
11. - classify or the work,
12. to 14.- create a new arrangement of the workplace.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic requirements for ergonomics of construction and installation of equipment in relation to working conditions and human capabilities.
Compulsory literature:
Current legislative data available on the Internet, according to the instructions on the lectures and exercises.
E-learning: Ergonomie I in Moodle; https://vyuka.fs.vsb.cz/
Recommended literature:
Ergonomics. London: Taylor & Francis, 1957-. ISSN 0014-0139.
Current legislative data available on the Internet, according to the instructions on the lectures and exercises.
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Work in exercises, elaboration and defense of programs according to the assignment.
Combined exam.
E-learning
E-learning Ergonomie I by Moodle: www.vyuka.fs.vsb.cz
Other requirements
None follow-up requirements under this subject.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1) Introduction to ergonomics, system man - technology - environment, the degree of risk to human.
2) Anthropocentrism, human physical parameters (dimensions, movement, somatic, energy), human sensory parameters (sight, hearing, reflexes, etc.), mental parameters.
3) Dimensional solutions of job sight conditions, human body model.
4) Communication between man and technology, controls, their distribution, solutions, standardization, location. Indicators, their distribution, solutions, standardization, location, relationship between controls and indicators.
5) Workplace equipment, tools and utilities, shaping the handle.
6) Seats, basic structure, shapes and dimensions, the relationship between seats and work surfaces, dimensional optimization for different levels of users.
7) Properties of the environment. Lighting, noise, vibrations, climatic conditions in the workplace (temperature, humidity, air flow). Legislation, measurement.
8) Colours and their effect on humans, the safety significance of colours.
9) Work safety and hygiene, ergonomic design.
10) Physical burden, ergonomic measurements and evaluation of the working position, measuring of physical exertion.
11) Ergonomic analysis - RULA. Psychic burden, operating mode.
12) Ergonomic analysis NIOSH, Snook & Ciriello, KIM.
13) Categorization of works.
14) The role of the designer, technologist, worker safety.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction