Review
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‘As the necessity to consider human factors in system design and operation continues to grow, practitioners
require a simple source of reference. This revised version overview of human factors methods delivers just that. While
not a solution in itself, it provides an up-to-date reference for people who already have some human factors knowledge.'
--- Erik Hollnagel, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
‘There are many designers and engineers who would like a gentle guide to ergonomics tools, and this book brings together
in one place essential methods with validity checks. This new paradigm of introducing ergonomics through presentation of
methods is very appealing and I foresee its wide use as a reference by project managers.'
--- Richard H.Y. So, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
‘The updated and revised version of the already highly successful handbook by Neville Stanton and his colleagues
provides a valuable service to the effective application of human factors and ergonomics. As a methods cookbook, with
over 100 step-by-step recipes, clear instructions, and even lots of pictures, it has a place on every practitioner's
bookshelf.'
--- Bob Hockey, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
‘An indispensable resource written by internationally-known experts, this text is the tool that human factors engineers
and designers must have to practice their profession. That it is equally vital for researchers and all serious students
attests to the breadth and utility of the coverage - an instant classic.'
--- Peter Hancock, University of Central Florida, USA
‘All in all, the revised edition of this book serves up a range of dishes for the methods-hungry Human Factors
community and delivers them in a very palatable manner, making them easy to digest. I can well imagine that just as my
old copy of Delia Smith is still my ‘go to' book in the kitchen, this will be my ‘go to' book in the office and still
sitting on my bookshelf in 20 years' time.'
--- Ergonomics, Vol 57, Issue 11, 2014
About the Author
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Professor Stanton holds a Chair in Human Factor Engineering at the University of Southampton. He has
published over 160 peer-reviewed journal papers and 20 books on Human Factors and Ergonomics. In 1998, he was awarded
the Institution of Electrical Engineers Divisional Premium Award for a co-authored paper on Engineering Psychology and
System Safety. The Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors awarded him the Otto Edholm medal in 2001, The President’s
Medal in 2008 and the Sir Frederic Bartlett Medal in 2012 for his substantial and original contribution to basic and
applied ergonomics research. In 2007, The Royal Aeronautical Society awarded him the Hodgson Medal and Bronze Award with
colleagues for their work on flight deck safety. Professor Stanton is an editor of the journal Ergonomics and on the
editorial boards of Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science and the journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics in
Manufacturing and Service Industries. Professor Stanton consults for a wide variety of organisations on topics such as
Human Factors, Safety Cases, Safety Culture, Risk Assessment, Human Error, Product Design, Warning Design, System Design
and Operation. He has also acted as an expert witness in accidents. Professor Stanton is a Fellow and Chartered
Occupational Psychologist registered with The British Psychological Society, and a Fellow of The Ergonomics Society. He
has a BSc (Hons) in Occupational Psychology from the University of Hull, an MPhil in Applied Psychology and a PhD in
Human Factors from Aston University in Birmingham. Paul Salmon is an Associate Professor in Human Factors and leader of
the U (University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research) team at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Paul holds
an Australian National and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) post doctoral training fellowship in the area of
Public and has over 12 years experience in applied Human Factors research in a number of domains, including the