Definition Of Ergonomics

Ergonomics comes from the words that have many definitions that we can derive to know what textually the ergonomics. But the definition that has been used worldwide is actually from the International Ergonomics Association (2000).
Table 2.1 shows the recent studies of ergonomics. It‘s explain more detail about the definition of ergonomics based on the resources that that I have read before.
Table 2.1: Definition of Ergonomics
No Author/ Resources Year Definition
1 International
Ergonomics
Association
2000 Ergonomics (or human factors) 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
2 Scott Openshaw and
Erin Taylor
2006 Ergonomics is a science focused on the study of human fit, and decreased fatigue and discomfort through product design.
Ergonomics applied to office furniture design requires that we take into consideration how the products we design fit the people that are using them.
3 S.N.Cenghalur,
S.H.Rodgers,
T.E.Bernard
2006 Ergonomics is a multidisciplinary activity striving to assemble information on people’s

It is the only scientific subject that focuses specifically on the interaction between people and machines.
2.2.3 Principles of Ergonomics
Over the past few decades a number of basic principles have emerged from the field of ergonomics. While many of these principles may appear simple, one should not underestimate the power of new fundamental ideas applied systematically. In their basic form, these principles must follow in order that the design work can be fit to the worker.
The principles are comfort, safety, ease of use, aesthetics and productivity/ performance (
Dul, and Weerdmesster, 2001).
For the first principle is comfort. It’s known to be one of the desired criteria in designing a product. People in the world today always want the comfortable in all things.
It’s being the first elements when their want to choose something that related to their body.
The comfortable environment when performing tasks tends to motivate the works to work hard. Furthermore, it can relax the workers and release the stress that can cause