A pain in the neck

摘要

For operators of electric narrow-aisle lift-trucks, all that looking up and twisting of the body that goes with the job can become a major problem. Here's what designers need to bear in mind. Ergonomics, according to Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, is defined as "an applied science concerned with the characteristics of people that need to be considered in designing and arranging things that they use in order that people and things will interact most effectively and safely - called also biotechnology, human engineering".