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are those caused by the repetitive and routine nature of the work particularly when the operator has little control over its pace or feels that his performance is excessively controlled by the machine. These job characteristics should be minimised, it says. Participation of potential VDU users during the planning stage will also aid in the successful introduction of a new system.
HFS Annual Meeting The 25th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society (HFS) will be held in Rochester, New York, on 1 2 - 1 6 October 1981. HFS sponsored workshops (formerly called tutorial seminars) and several special events will take place on Monday and Friday; most technical sessions will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The technical programme will consist of traditional paper sessions (lecture style presentations), interactive sessions, panel presentations (symposia and forums), and Technical Group workshops. Details from William H. Cushman, Programme Chairman, 1981 HFS Annual Meeting, PO Box 7502, West Ridge Station, Rochester, NY 14615, USA.
Information display system for drivers The use of a cathode ray tube and electronics as a means of displaying information to drivers has been demonstrated by Icknield Instruments Ltd, Jubilee Rd, Letchworth, Herts, who anticipate that the first production versions will be on the road around 1985. Displays are on a 3 in x 8 in (75 x 200 mm) black and white CRT area and show use of dedicated areas and non-dedicated areas. Colours such as green, amber, red and blue are achieved with filters. Displays may be either digital or analogue and information can be permanently displayed or, to utilise the CRT capability to the full, be minimised to show only essentials. Other information is only presented when the driver wishes (by press buttons). The display area can be used for other information, maps, etc, when the vehicle is stationary. Styling can be changed by altering software only, while altering the display from, say, mile/h to km/h is achieved by a switch. Warning light numbers can be reduced to the basic red, amber and green, with information and illumination shown against the correct function when required. The warning light areas can be larger and also associated with a flashing signal elsewhere on the display to attract attention.
Guide to Health and Safety at Work Act A comprehensive guide to the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 is published by the Health and Safety Commission (HSC). A guide to the HSW Act (HS (R) 6), HMSO, price £2.75 plus postage. The HSC believes that, although the Act is not difficult to understand, the guide is needed as a simple explanation of its main provisions. The reader is referred in the course of the text, to the precise wording of the appropriate provision of the Act and/or regulations, indicated in italics after relevant headings or paragraphs. The guide, in the form of a booklet, relates to the HSW Act as amended up to 31 October, 1980. It is not an authoritative statement of the law but constitutes the HSC's guidance on practical application of the Act. It was compiled by a working party composed of experienced representatives of the CBI, TUC and local authority associations. The booklet is divided into eight main sections: Introduction, including the structure and objectives of the HSW Act; the Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE); Duties under the Act, including 'so far as is reasonably practicable' and 'best practicable means', employers' safety policies and safety representatives and committees; Enforcing authorities and agencies, and inspectors, including local authorities; Improvement and prohibition notices; Offences, penalties and prosecutions; Regulations and Approved Codes of Practice; and Licensing and appeals against decisions on licensing. A total of six appendices complete the guide, two showing specimen copies of an improvement and prohibition notice, and the remainder covering the main amendments to the Act since it came into force; existing enactments which are relevant statutory provisions; a
selection of further guidance on the legislation published by the HSE and its predecessors; and a list of HSE and local authority offices. In addition, the guide contains a section explaining some of the key words and phrases used.
Revised guide to information on workplace safety A second revised and enlarged edition of a comprehensive catalogue of Health and Safety Commission and Executive publications,Health and Safety Executive: Publications Catalogue '80, is available from HM Stationery Office price £3.50 plus postage. The guide, enlarged to 185 pages and 2000 entries, is alphabetically indexed and crossreferenced. Items listed include: annual reports going back to 1969 and other reports, advisory literature, regulations, forms (including material that has to be displayed in factories) and certificates of approval. The new edition also includes, for the first time, publications from HM Mines and Quarries Inspectorate, the Explosives Inspectorate and the British Approvals Service for Electrical Equipment in Flammable Atmospheres (BASEEFA).
Machine ergonomics check list An ergonomics checklist in the form of a 24 page booklet has been produced for the evaluation of transport and material-handling machines by the Logging Research Foundation "Skogsarbeten". The price per copy is SEK 12 ("~ US ~3). The booklet describes desirable design features followed by a simple assessment form for the following aspects: mounting and alighting, operator's working position, operator's cab, operator's seat, controls, instrumentation, climate inside the cab, lighting, noise, exhaust fumes, vibration, maintenance work, and overall assessment. Copies may be ordered from Skogsarbeten, Drottinggaten 97, S-113 60 Stockholm, Sweden.
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HFS Annual Meeting The 25th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society (HFS) will be held in Rochester, New York, on 1 2 - 1 6 October 1981. HFS sponsored workshops (formerly called tutorial seminars) and several special events will take place on Monday and Friday; most technical sessions will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The technical programme will consist of traditional paper sessions (lecture style presentations), interactive sessions, panel presentations (symposia and forums), and Technical Group workshops. Details from William H. Cushman, Programme Chairman, 1981 HFS Annual Meeting, PO Box 7502, West Ridge Station, Rochester, NY 14615, USA.
Information display system for drivers The use of a cathode ray tube and electronics as a means of displaying information to drivers has been demonstrated by Icknield Instruments Ltd, Jubilee Rd, Letchworth, Herts, who anticipate that the first production versions will be on the road around 1985. Displays are on a 3 in x 8 in (75 x 200 mm) black and white CRT area and show use of dedicated areas and non-dedicated areas. Colours such as green, amber, red and blue are achieved with filters. Displays may be either digital or analogue and information can be permanently displayed or, to utilise the CRT capability to the full, be minimised to show only essentials. Other information is only presented when the driver wishes (by press buttons). The display area can be used for other information, maps, etc, when the vehicle is stationary. Styling can be changed by altering software only, while altering the display from, say, mile/h to km/h is achieved by a switch. Warning light numbers can be reduced to the basic red, amber and green, with information and illumination shown against the correct function when required. The warning light areas can be larger and also associated with a flashing signal elsewhere on the display to attract attention.
Guide to Health and Safety at Work Act A comprehensive guide to the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 is published by the Health and Safety Commission (HSC). A guide to the HSW Act (HS (R) 6), HMSO, price £2.75 plus postage. The HSC believes that, although the Act is not difficult to understand, the guide is needed as a simple explanation of its main provisions. The reader is referred in the course of the text, to the precise wording of the appropriate provision of the Act and/or regulations, indicated in italics after relevant headings or paragraphs. The guide, in the form of a booklet, relates to the HSW Act as amended up to 31 October, 1980. It is not an authoritative statement of the law but constitutes the HSC's guidance on practical application of the Act. It was compiled by a working party composed of experienced representatives of the CBI, TUC and local authority associations. The booklet is divided into eight main sections: Introduction, including the structure and objectives of the HSW Act; the Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE); Duties under the Act, including 'so far as is reasonably practicable' and 'best practicable means', employers' safety policies and safety representatives and committees; Enforcing authorities and agencies, and inspectors, including local authorities; Improvement and prohibition notices; Offences, penalties and prosecutions; Regulations and Approved Codes of Practice; and Licensing and appeals against decisions on licensing. A total of six appendices complete the guide, two showing specimen copies of an improvement and prohibition notice, and the remainder covering the main amendments to the Act since it came into force; existing enactments which are relevant statutory provisions; a
selection of further guidance on the legislation published by the HSE and its predecessors; and a list of HSE and local authority offices. In addition, the guide contains a section explaining some of the key words and phrases used.
Revised guide to information on workplace safety A second revised and enlarged edition of a comprehensive catalogue of Health and Safety Commission and Executive publications,Health and Safety Executive: Publications Catalogue '80, is available from HM Stationery Office price £3.50 plus postage. The guide, enlarged to 185 pages and 2000 entries, is alphabetically indexed and crossreferenced. Items listed include: annual reports going back to 1969 and other reports, advisory literature, regulations, forms (including material that has to be displayed in factories) and certificates of approval. The new edition also includes, for the first time, publications from HM Mines and Quarries Inspectorate, the Explosives Inspectorate and the British Approvals Service for Electrical Equipment in Flammable Atmospheres (BASEEFA).
Machine ergonomics check list An ergonomics checklist in the form of a 24 page booklet has been produced for the evaluation of transport and material-handling machines by the Logging Research Foundation "Skogsarbeten". The price per copy is SEK 12 ("~ US ~3). The booklet describes desirable design features followed by a simple assessment form for the following aspects: mounting and alighting, operator's working position, operator's cab, operator's seat, controls, instrumentation, climate inside the cab, lighting, noise, exhaust fumes, vibration, maintenance work, and overall assessment. Copies may be ordered from Skogsarbeten, Drottinggaten 97, S-113 60 Stockholm, Sweden.
Driver display system
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