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1. Physical Ergonomics Physical ergonomics concerns physical movement and activity at an optimal comfort level. This includes handling things with your hands (emphasis on wrists), sitting for a long period of time (emphasis on your tailbone/butt/back), light (emphasis on eyes and shoulders), and so on.
 * Three definitions of ergonomics:**

2. Organizational Ergonomics Organizational ergonomics concerns the optimization of socio-technical systems. This relates to human interaction, group work, organizations online, and anything that requires 'organizing' in terms of humans and/or materials.

3. Cognitive Ergonomics Cognitive ergonomics concerns the use of brain and mental processes. In order to create a stress-free and relaxing environment, ergonomics is used to ease workload, make decisions, and anything that relates to human-computer interaction.

(Source: http://www.ergonomics.org.au/ergonomics/definitions.html)


 * Case Study 5: Shopping Centre, Car Park and Pedestrian Access**

In order for pedestrians to properly walk on "pedestrian walkways", the shopping centre must ensure that the walkway looks like a walkway. It should be fully accessible and obvious to see from the parking lot, and perhaps surrounded by trees so that it definitely looks like a walkway. The trees could also prevent people from taking shortcuts, and perhaps planting gardens with flowers could help too. People are less prone to step in on gardens and flowers, compared to normal gravel road.


 * Example of an ergonomical product:**

As featured in the youtube video we saw in class, here is a flat screen monitor holder/mover:

http://www.ergopro.com/Index.cfm?obj=prodDetails&pID=410

It holds your computer monitor for you and it is adjustable so that you don't have to move yourself or your head - you just move the monitor, to you!

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