3.03.00 - Forest ergonomics
Unit 3.03.00
UNIT NOTICEBOARD
Joint Regional Meeting of IUFRO RG3.03.00 and RG3.06.00 in Asia
Productivity and Safety of Final Cutting on Mountain Forests; Matsuyama and Kochi, Japan; 24-28 July 2017.
The deadline for submission of abstracts for the Joint Regional Meeting of IUFRO RG3.03.00 and RG3.06.00 has been extended to 31 March. Please make your registration at http://www.kochi-u.ac.jp/iufrojrm/ and send me your abstract by e-mail (yamada.yozo.fi@ehime-u.ac.jp).
Yozo Yamada, Chairman of Organizing Committee
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Prof. Dr. Yozo Yamada
Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University
Witold Grzywinski, Poland
Felipe Meyer, Chile
Yozo Yamada, Japan
About Unit
TOR Terms of reference
Area of knowledge dealing with the capabilities and limitations of human performance in relation to design of forest machines, jobs, and other modifications of the physical environment. Seeks to ensure that human's tools, machines, and work systems are best matched to their (1) physical strength, size, and speed and to the capabilities of (2) sense, (3) memory, (4) cognitive skills, and (5) psychomotor preferences. The field of knowledge is also termed human-factors engineering, human engineering.
State of Knowledge
- APUD, E. and F. MEYER. 2004. Ergonomics. In Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences, J. BURLEY, J. EVANS, and J. YOUNGQUIST, Editors. Elsevier Academic Press: Amsterdam, etc. p. 639-645.
Activities and events Unit 3.03.00
Upcoming event
| From/To | Title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-04 2023-06-06 | International Scientific Conference on Modern Technologies and Engineering in Sustainable Forest Utilization | Krakow, Poland |