Top Considerations When Designing an Ergonomic Control Room
Since the control room acts as a person’s “eyes and ears,” the design of it is extremely important. When designing a control
room, it’s critical to consider all factors, for example, equipment selection, operating practices, working environments and furniture
choices. In addition to the design of a workstation, operators within the control room must be considered. The overall system
will fail if operators are overloaded, undertaking tasks for which they are poorly trained or straining to read displays that are
illegible. It is necessary to identify the limitations of the operator to minimize potential mismatches between user capabilities and
system demands.