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Author
McFarland, R. A. | Teichner, W. H.
Title
Effects of Environment on Human Performance.
Coporate
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Book or Conf
Human Engineering Guide to Equipment Design, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, Morgan, C. T.; Chapanis, A.; Cook, J. S., III; Lund, M. W., Editors, 411-484 p., 1963
Keywords
human performance | human factors engineering | environmental effects | machinery | stress (mechanics) | atmospheres | ozone | altitude | oxygen | hypoxia | human beings | survival | oxygen concentration | physiological effects | psychological effects | aircraft compartments | pressure | temperature | humidity | heat stress | weather effects | equations | air conditioning | toxicity | contamination | carbon monoxide | aldehydes | ketones | protective equipment | noise (sound) | head protection | sulfur dioxide | ventilation
Identifiers
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); external and internal environments; atmospheric environment; mechanical environment; man-machine system; considerations for biophysical systems; variation in the pattern of effects; composition of the atmosphere; some properties of the U.S. standard atmosphere; cold stress; windchill index; contaminants; effects of acceleration; radial acceleration; performance in acceleration; setting tolerance limits; protection against G forces; biophysical relationships; major effects of vibration; hearing loss; annoyance or discomfort; reduced performance