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23-Ind-B6 Human Factor in Design: May 2013

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  1. Question 1 Controls — Human Factors, Coding, and the Control-Response Ratio
  2. Question 2 Displays, Control Design, and Workplace Layout Priorities
  3. Question 3 Posture, Anthropometry, and Working Positions
  4. Question 4 Manual Materials Handling — Task Design and a Lifting-Rate Calculation
  5. Question 5 Individual Workplace Design and Work-Area Envelopes
  6. Question 6 Human Engineering Applications and Automated (Closed-Loop) Systems
  7. Question 7 Component Arrangement, Control Links, and Link Analysis

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National Examinations, May 2013 — 98-Ind-B6, Workplace Design (3-hour closed-book exam, Casio/Sharp approved calculators only. The front page states any 5 of the 7 questions, each worth 20 marks, constitute a complete paper; all 7 are answered below.)

Reference texts: Sanders & McCormick, Human Factors in Engineering and Design (7th ed.) — controls and displays, anthropometry and workstation design, physical work and manual materials handling, and human-machine system arrangement; Niebel & Freivalds, Methods, Standards, and Work Design — workplace layout and posture.