title: [Protection of occupational health as an ergonomic problem].
abstract: The paper outlines the scientific and applied aspects of ergonomic improvement of the protection and salvation facilities for aircraft specialists under the present environmental conditions of their operation. A concept of ergonomic enhancement of the efficiency of these facilities under the combined influence of unfavourable factors is substantiated and forwarded, which envisages the possibility of improving professional skills and the preservation of the working capacity and occupational health of aircraft specialists by making a fuller account when the facilities are designed and the characteristics of an operator are examined. An analysis has been made of the methods which may be useful in evaluating the influence of environmental factors on the quality and tension of flying activities and in assessing the impact of introduction of ergonomic recommendations on the optimization of protective means against them.
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Ushakov
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Turzin
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D009790:Occupations