The application of ergonomics to developing countries.
Ergonomics is a science that can be applied throughout the technological continuum. Although the ergonomist has usually been involved in identifying and solving problems introduced by technological advances in industrial societies, a vast field for his specialist skills also exists in developing countries. Current literature on ergonomics and its application to developing countries is reviewed, areas where help can be given are identified, and means by which this can be brought about are proposed.
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Institute for Consumer Ergonomics, and Department of Ergonomics and Cybernetics, University of Technology, Loughborough, Leicestershire.