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population issues (refer to Chapter 16). It should be noted that the checklists must be comprehen-
sive and complete and must be completed by trained evaluators. The ergonomic checklists are
generally completed by ergonomics experts based on their knowledge or data available from vari-
ous ergonomic analyses and studies (see Chapters 13 and 14). Pew (1993) has compiled a useful
checklist of “poor questions” that should guide the development of any checklist or questionnaire.
Some examples of poor questions are the following: (a) they produce a narrow range of answers,
(b) they require inform ...