TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Human-centered safe design of mining equipment
JO  - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society annual meeting
A1  - Horberry, Timothy J.
A1  - Burgess-Limerick, Robin
A1  - Cooke, Tristan
A1  - Steiner, Lisa
SP  - 1685
EP  - 1689
VL  - 61
IS  - 1
N2  - Human-centered safe design is an increasingly influential approach in mining and other high-hazard work domains in part due to a growing recognition of the contribution of design to occupational safety. Human- centered safe design aims to eliminate workplace hazards by systematically involving end-users in the design of equipment. In this paper, the need for human-centered safe design work in the minerals industry is first introduced and a method previously developed by the authors and colleagues is presented. This human-centered safe design method is a task-based, participatory ergonomics, risk management approach that focuses on mining equipment operators and maintainers. A case study follows which demonstrates that focusing on end-users and their tasks by means of a structured user-centered process can help produce fit- for-purpose equipment for the mining industry.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2169-5067
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601910
ID  - ref1
ER  -