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Librarian: Denise Cote
Office: SRC 3043b
Phone: (630) 942-2092
E-mail: cotede@cod.edu
Ergonomics is the science behind making the workplace fit the worker-- eliminating stress and injury through design and practices that conform to the way people move, sit, stand and act.
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These books are available in the reference collection. You can use these materials in the Library.
These links will take you to the Library catalog where you can browse the books related to Electronics and Electrical Engineering. If you have a library card, you can check out books in the General Collection for up to six weeks!
Not finding what you want? Do a keyword search and plug in your terms.
The Library subscribes to variety of article databases that are useful for research in occupational safety topics. In these databases, you can find research papers in scholarly journals as well as the full text of trade magazines. Please note that you will need a library card to use these databases from home.
Access to articles on business, management and marketing as well as workplace issues such as health, safety, and workers' rights.
Combining indexing, abstracts and full text, this database offers balanced coverage available through 3,000 indexed and 1,900 full-text titles in a wide variety of disciplines including: social science journals, humanities journals, science and technology journals, national news periodicals, general interest magazines, newswires, The New York Times and many others. More than 1,400 journals are peer reviewed, and more than 20 years of backfile coverage are included.
Academic Search Premier contains indexing and some full text for 4515 journals. This scholarly collection provides journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies.
The following list is a selection of journals which concern themselves with ergonomics and occupational safety topics. Using the databases, you can search for the journal title and browse articles within that journal, or search for subjects within the database as a whole.
You will need your library card to access these journals from home.
The videos below are for both student and faculty use. If a video is located at the "circulation desk," that means the video can only be used in the Library or booked for viewing in a classroom. Faculty, call (630) 942-2106 to book materials for your classes.
Preventing cuts and strains Call Number: TX911.3.S24 P73 1984x
Location: Circulation Desk
Summary: Concerns the proper handling of knives, glassware and broken materials, as well the correct way to lift materials. Stresses using the right equipment for the task
Using computers safely Call Number: RD97.6 .U75 2002
Location: General
Summary: Explores how to avoid health problems such as repetitive strains, back pain and socio-health problems when working at a computer for long periods of time
Here is a selection of websites that you might find useful on the topic of ergonomics.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
Safety and Health Topics Pages provide access to selected occupational safety and health information. The subjects of these pages include specific workplace hazards, as well as individual industries.
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/index.html
MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. The Occupational Health page provides the consumer with the latest news and overviews as well as information about treatment, prevention and screening, and rehabilitation/recovery as well as information about specific conditions.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/occupationalhealth.html
eTools are "stand-alone," interactive, Web-based training tools on occupational safety and health topics. They are highly illustrated and utilize graphical menus. Some also use expert system modules, which enable the user to answer questions, and receive reliable advice on how OSHA regulations apply to their work site.
http://osha.gov/dts/osta/oshasoft/index.html
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