landscaped design. Analyses showed s~gmficant increases m judgments of aesthetic value and decreases m judgements of functional efficiency. A perceived increase in no~se level, loss of privacy, and increase m wsual dlstractmns were chief causes of complaint. There were some positive changes m group sociability. 4.3.139 (62493) Field, H.H., et aL. Hospital design evaluatmn. An mt erdlsclphnary approach. Dec 1971, 548 pp; abstr in Government Reports Announcements (Report No. PB - 211 773). The report ~s concerned with development of a composite strategy for evaluating hsopltal design. It presents the major conceptual elements and the patterns of reasoning requtred by an lnter-d~sc~phnary approach. The report presents and analyses in depth the directives and performance criteria developed d u n n g the planning and design of new m-patient factht~es at Tufts-New England Medical Center. Plans, designs, and dlrect~ves for actmn can be evaluated prior to construction and operation of a hospital faclhty but the critical test comes when people interact w~th the new physical envtronment. Empmcal techniques are considered for measuring the effects of the built environment upon h u m a n behawour and perceptions. Two specific measurement techmques developed d u n n g the course of this project were reported m detail. 4.3.140 (62495)
Jahns, W. The safe use of electrical cables and flexible supply hose m dockyards. Paper presented at the Symposmm on Safety and Health m Shipbuilding and Shtp Repairing, Helsmkz, Finland, 30Aug - 2 Sep 1971,Internattonal Labour Office, Occupational Safety and Health Series No 27, 1972, pp 153- 156. Several measures are suggested which which would contribute to the safe use of electric power hnes in shipbuilding. The posslblhty of misconnection should not only be mmmalsed by adequate marking but rendered impossible wherever practicable, conductors should be suspended or specmlly supported wherever possible, and the number and length of trailing cables should be mmtm~sed, due attention must be pa~d to the safe installation, insulation and protection of hghtmg systems and power outlets for hand-held electrical tools, etc. The use of extension cables and portable lamps should be authonsed only in exceptional cases, and subject to specml permits. Welders should be
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egress w~th alternatwe escape apphances and team stzes. Human Factors, Jun 1972, 14.3, 249 -258.
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Egress capabthty w~th the British The bedroom. Human Factors, Oct 1972, Mark VII Submarine Escape Immersmn 14.5,421 - 450. Suit (SEIS) and the Stemke Hood was evaluated for one, two, and This article first rewews each of the three-man teams from s~de-, tube-, major and minor actlwtles of bedroom and top-egress escape trunks. Top users, particularly sleeping (including egress was considerably more rapid than lying behaviour), sexual actlwty, either tube or side egress; tube egress housekeeping, s~ttmg and observing. was supermr to side egress. Egress Then m s~mllar fashmn it looks at tune increased linearly as a f u n c t m n design characteristics, ftrst of the of team size for both escape appliances. bedroom envxronment, then of the bed. For tube and side egress, escape with The former include size, sound, the Stemke Hood was more rapid than dlummat~on, temperature, ventilation, with the SEIS, the SEIS was supermr decor, furmshmgs, and inter-room for top egress. Escape position of a relatxonshlps. Among the latter are subject within a team had no effect on bed coverings, length, w~dth, height, egress time. When compared to side space underneath, weight, capacity, and tube egress, top egress results m a location, construction of bedsteads, substantml reduction of total bottom construction of mattresses, inclination, time. and of particular interest, firmness. 4.3.142 (62501)
Roneo, P.G. Human factors apphed to hospital patient care. Human Factors, Oct 1972, 14.5,461 - 470. Human factors specialists who conduct research on the design of hospitals should consider the needs of patients, not just those of doctors, nurses and other staff. Patients are subject to physical and psychological confinement, lack of privacy, lack of famdxar support, and disruption of famlhar behavmur patterns, all contributing to loss of personal control and an increase m the stress from hospltahzatmn. To help design better hospital envtronments for patients, ~t will be necessary to identify relat~onshlps between particular envtronmental features, subjective reactions to these, and overt behavlours which such features influence. 4.3.143 (62505)
Canter, D. Reactmns to open plan offices. Built Enwronment, 1972, 1.7, 465 - 467, abstr m Butldmg Sctence A bstra cts. Investigates the psychological effect on the employee of office room size. The relatmnshlp between room size and worker satlsfactmn, the relative unportance of aspects of job satmfactmn, and opinions of employees concermng thetr accommodation before and after an office move are represented dmgrammat~cally. 4.3.144 (62506) Ryaek, B.L., Waiters, G.B., and Rodensky, R.L. Submarine escape Side, tube, and top
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Wermundsen, B. Ship design for safe and easy access d u n n g repairs. Paper presented at the Symposmm on Safety and Health m Shtpbutldmg and Shtp R epatnng, Helsmkz, Fmland, 30 Aug - 2 Sep 1971. Internattonal Labour O f f we, Occupational Safety and Health Seines No 27, 1972, pp 157- 158. Some of the problems encountered by workers attempting to enter and work m tanks and other confined spaces on ships are described, from personal experience, and emphas~s ~s laid on the need, m designing vessels, to make suff~clent prows~on for thetr safe and easy repair.
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Anon. Safety devices for hand and foot operated processes. Health and Safety at Work Serws No 3, Department of Employment, 1971, 34 pp, abstr m Occupatzonal Safety and Health A bstracts (CIS 1226 - 1972). The hazards of hand and foot presses are explained (trapping of fingers or hands due to lack of co-ordination m press operatmn and manual workp~ece feed, inadvertent press operation, jostling of worker by pasmng or adjacent workers, etc.) and the following types of press safety devices are described m detad and dlustrated, closed tools, fixed guards and restricted stroke arrangements, interlocked guards, pendulum and sweep-away guards, automatic devices with arrest of arm, two-hand controls. General precautions m press mstallatmn and operation are described.