The author skillfully links the theory and practice of ergonomics in industrial environments using illuminating case studies taken directly from his own workplace. Pulat's authoritative up-to-date work offers comprehensive material on physical ergonomics, updated statistics for cumulative trauma disorders, and a revised NIOSH lifting equation. End-of- chapter exercises provide project-oriented problems and cases for future research and applications, and thoroughly researched appendices support the relevant chapters with extensive design data.