Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Ergonomics II

Ergonomics is the science of the design of equipment, between human operators and their workplace, which can be used to design working environments that maximize user efficiency.

The 5 aspects of Ergonomics are Safety, comfort, ease of use, productivity performance, Aesthetics.

For safety, there are wall-mounted rails to aid the elderly when they are moving around.
For comfort, there are wheelchairs so the elderly can move around with ease.
For ease of use, there are motion activated lights to help the elderly move around at night without having to on the lights.
For productivity performance there are canes to help the elderly walk faster and steadier.
For aesthetics, there is the massage chair, it looks good as a couch as well as massages your back.

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