Ergonomic intervention during a gas processing plant refurbishment

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 457-470

  Cordiner, Lucy ^a   Graves, Rodney J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research; Control room; Ergonomics; Process control

Indexed keywords

CONTROL ROOMS (POWER PLANTS); GAS PLANTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ACTION RESEARCH;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; ERROR; INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0031171271     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(96)00021-2     Document Type: Article

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