The fourth edition of the Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics has been completely revised and updated.  This includes all existing third edition chapters plus new chapters written to cover new areas.  These include the following subjects: Managing low-back disorder risk in the workplace Online interactivity Neuroergonomics Office ergonomics Social networking HF&E in motor vehicle transportation User requirements Human factors and ergonomics in aviation Human factors in ambient intelligent environments As with the earlier editions, the main purpose of this handbook is to serve the needs of the human factors and ergonomics researchers, practitioners, and graduate students. Each chapter has a strong theory and scientific base, but is heavily focused on real world applications. As such, a significant number of case studies, examples, figures, and tables are included to aid in the understanding and application of the material covered.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Human Factors Function 1. A Discipline of Human Factors and Ergonomics Waldemar Karwowski 2. Human Factors Engineering and Systems Design Sara J. Czaja and Sankaran N. Nair Part 2 Human Factors Fundamentals 3. Sensation and Perception Robert W. Proctor and Janet D. Proctor 4. Selection and Control of Action Robert W. Proctor and Kim-Phuong L. Vu 5. Information Processing Christopher D. Wickens and C. Melody Carswell 6. Cross-Cultural Design Tom Plocher, Pei-Luen. Patrick Rau, and Yee-Yin Choong 7. Decision-Making Models, Decision Support, and Problem Solving Mark R. Lehto, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, and Ji Soo Yi 8. Mental Workload and Situation Awareness Michael A. Vidulich and Pamela S. Tsang 9. Social and Organizational Foundations of Ergonomics Alvaro D. Taveira and Michael J. Smith 10. Human Factors and Ergonomic Methods Julie A. Jacko, Ji Soo Yi, François Sainfort, and Molly McClellan 11. Anthropometry for Product Design Kathleen M. Robinette 12. Basic Biomechanics and Workstation Design William S. Marras Part 3 Design of Tasks and Jobs 13. Task Analysis: Why, What, and How Erik Hollnagel 14. Task Design and Motivation Holger Luczak, Tanja Kabel, and Torsten Licht 15. Job and Team Design Frederick P. Morgeson, Michael A. Campio,n and Patrick F. Bruning 16. Personnel Recruitment, Selection, and Turnover Jerry W. Hedge, Walter C. Borman, and Dan Ispas 17. Design, Delivery, Evaluation and Transfer of Training Systems Chris W. Coultas, Rebecca Grossman, and Eduardo Salas 18. Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management Pascale Carayon, Peter Hoonakker, and Michael J. Smith 19. Situation Awareness Mica R. Endsley 20. Affective Engineering and Design Martin G. Helander and Halimahtun M. Khalid Part 4 Equipment, Workplace, and Environmental Design 21. Workplace Design Nicolas Marmaras and Dimitris Nathanael 22. Vibration and Motion Michael J. Griffin 23. Sound and Noise: Measurement and Design Guidance John G. Casali 24. Illumination Peter R. Boyce Part 5 Design for Health, Safety, and Comfort 25. Occupational Health and Safety Management Mark R. Lehto, Dave R. Clark, and Bradley T. Cook 26. Human Error and Human Reliability Analysis Joseph Sharit 27. Managing Low-Back Disorder Risk in the Workplace William S. Marras 28. Work-Related Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders David Rodrick, Waldemar Karwowski, and William S. Marras 29. Warnings and Hazard Communications Michael S. Wogalter,  Kenneth R. Laughery, Sr.,  and Christopher B. Mayhorn 30. Use of Personal Protective Equipment in the Workplace Grayna Bartkowiak, Krzysztof Baszczyñski, Anna Bogdan, Agnieszka Brochocka, Rafa³ Hrynyk, Emilia Irzmañska, Danuta Koradecka, Katarzyna Majchrzycka, Krzysztof Makowski, Anna Marsza³ek, Grzegorz Owczarek, and Jan ¯era 31. Human Space Flight Barbara Woolford, Walter E. Sipes, and Edna R. Fiedler Part 6 Performance Modeling 32. Modeling Human Performance in Complex Systems K. Ronald Laughery, Jr., Beth Plott, Michael Matessa, Susan Archer, and Christian Lebiere 33. Mathematical Models in Engineering Psychology: Optimizing Performance Donald L. Fisher, Richard Schweickert, and Colin G. Drury 34. Human Supervisory Control Thomas B. Sheridan 35. Human Digital Modeling in Design Vincent G. Duffy 36. Virtual Environments Kay M. Stanney and Joseph V. Cohn 37. Neuroergonomics in Human–System Interaction Dylan Schmorrow, Kay M. Stanney, Kelly S. Hale, Sven Fuchs, Glenn Wilson, and Peter Young Part 7 Evaluation 38. Accident and Incident Investigation Patrick G. Dempsey 39. Human Factors and Ergonomic Audits Colin G. Drury and Patrick G. Dempsey 40. Cost/Benefit Analysis for Human Systems Investments William B. Rouse and Kenneth R. Boff 41. Methods of Evaluating Outcomes Paula J. Edwards, François Sainfort, Thitima Kongnakorn, Julie A. Jacko and Molly McClellan Part 8 Human–Computer Interaction 42. Visual Displays Kevin B. Bennett, Allen L. Nagy, and John M. Flach 43. Information Visualization Chris North 44. Human Factors in Online Communities and Social Computing Panayiotis Zaphiris and A. Ant Ozok 45. Human Factors and Information Security E. Eugene Schultz 46. Usability Testing James R. Lewis 47. User Requirements Collection and Analysis Dieter Spath, Fabian Hermann, Matthias Peissner, and Sandra Sproll 48. Website Design and Evaluation Kim-Phuong L. Vu, Robert W. Proctor, and Fredrick P. Garcia 49. Human Factors in Ambient Intelligence Environments Constantine Stephanidis 50. Interactivity: Evolution and Emerging Trends Constantine Stephanidis, Vassilis Kouroumalis, and Margherita Antona Part 9 Design for Individual Differences 51. Design for People with Functional Limitations Gregg C. Vanderheiden and J. Bern Jordan 52. Design for Aging Walter R. Boot, Timothy A. Nichols, Wendy A. Rogers and Arthur D. Fisk 53. Designing for Children Valerie J. Berg Rice 54. Design for All: Computer-Assisted Design of User Interface Adaptation Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona, Anthony Savidis, Nikolaos Partarakis, Konstantina Doulgeraki, and Asterios Leonides Part 10 Selected Applications in Human Factors and Ergonomics 55. Human Factors and Ergonomics Standards David Rodrick, Waldemar Karwowski, and Bohdana Sherehiy 56. Office Ergonomics Marvin Dainoff, Wayne Maynard, Michelle Robertson, and Johan Huiid Andersen 57. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care Pascale Carayon, Bashar Alyousef, and Anping Xie 58. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Motor Vehicle Transportation Paul A. Green 59. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Automation Design John D. Lee and Bobbie D. Seppelt 60. Human Factors in Manufacturing Dieter Spath, Martin Braun, and Katrin Meinken 61. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Aviation Steven J. Landry