RT Book, Section A1 Adamson, Carisa Harris A1 Rempel, David M. A2 LaDou, Joseph A2 Harrison, Robert J. SR Print(0) ID 1180874503 T1 Ergonomics & the Prevention of Occupational Injuries T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 6e YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260143430 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180874503 RD 2024/04/19 AB Ergonomics—also called human factors engineering—is the study of the physical and cognitive demands of work to ensure a safe and productive workplace. The function of specialists in ergonomics is to design or improve the workplace, workstations, tools, equipment, and procedures of workers so as to limit fatigue, discomfort, and injuries while also efficiently achieving personal and organizational goals. The goal is to keep the demands of the job within the physical and cognitive capabilities of the people performing those job functions.