THE ACTIVITY AS A CRITERION FOR DESIGNING INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENTS – CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ERGONOMIC DESIGN

Ergonomics has been growing as an important science interested in human activities and other elements of a system. The definition of ergonomics adopted by the IEA (International Ergonomics Association) Council in 2000 asserts that: “Ergonomics is the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance.” Ergonomics has the design as a main objective