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Engineering Ergonomics

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Course Unit Code347-0518/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
TRO092Ing. Miroslav Trochta, Ph.D.
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.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
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.
Course Contents
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.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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/
PETR, Jiří. Ergonomie. Praha: Codex Bohemia, 1999. Knihovnička BHP. ISBN 80-85963-97-3.
PLCHOVÁ, Anna a Milena HRUDIČKOVÁ. Design v konstrukci strojů: návody do cvičení. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2005. ISBN 80-248-0794-7.
Recommended Reading:
Ergonomics. London: Taylor & Francis, 1957-. ISSN 0014-0139.
Current legislative data available on the Internet, according to the instructions on the lectures and exercises.
CHUNDELA, Lubor. Strojírenská ergonomie: příklady. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2003. ISBN 80-01-02679-5.
CHUNDELA, Lubor. Ergonomie. 3. vyd. V Praze: České vysoké učení technické, 2015. ISBN 978-80-01-05173-3.
KRÁL, Miroslav. Ergonomie a její užití v technické praxi. Ostrava: AKS, 1994. ISBN 80-85798-35-7.
KRÁL, Miroslav. Ergonomie a její užití v technické praxi II: normativy lidského těla, biomechanika a bioenergetika. Ostrava: VAVA, 1998. ISBN 80-86168-04-2.
Ergonomics. London: Taylor & Francis, 1957-. ISSN 0014-0139.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit45 20
        ExaminationExamination55 6