2. Approach

lives for many years (almost half of his life). In addition, it is the best space in which the individual meets with others and builds different social relations. Equally, work puts the individual in a particular socio-economic level. Finally, work may be a source of happiness or misery. If the work is corresponding with man's knowledge, skills, abilities, and inclinations and hopes, it is a source of happiness, pleasure, and joy. On the other hand, if disharmony is seen between work and man's abilities, hopes, inclinations, and ambitions, it becomes a source of misery. Finally, work is the only way for production. You cannot imagine that the trees bear fruit without being maintained by man, and the companies, factories, and industrial institu-

tions do not have production without the work of both employers and employees [1].

to be done accompanied by the following conditions:

• Assuring work is ergonomically designed. • Coupling work with conviction and faith.

• Putting the necessary efforts work needs.

• Practicing continuous evaluation to work.

• Assuring mastery of work.

4 Occupational Health

• Assuring continuity at work.

a part of positive ergonomics.

near future [5].

• Getting rid of hypocrisy at work.

To make the work a source of happiness, and to avoid making it a source of misery, work has

Various authors have previously mentioned that ergonomics, especially positive ergonomics, can make workplace a place where employees feel comfortable, happy, calm, and confident with an increased ability to grow and innovate. In addition, they will experience an improved health, greater well-being, promoted excellence, and a better quality of life [2–4]. When workers are having this positive spirit, productivity will most probably flourish and increase. Therefore, it is advised that positive ergonomics should be studied and implemented in the

Motivation for the research: The present research was done to shed light on the importance of positiveness in the evolution of ergonomics. It aims to show that positive ergonomics helps to make individuals happier at work. Researchers have performed a lot of research, but in the areas of physical, cognitive, and organizational ergonomics, but little attention has been given to the positive ergonomics. Martino and Morris [4] mentioned that ergonomic thinking has been in some respects positive thinking, if we take into consideration that ergonomics was and still seeking to design or redesign equipment, devices, and processes. In fact, the design goal is

Problem statement: Positive psychology specialists [6–8] have for long time suggested that the application of positive psychology principles makes workers happy at work place. Even though positive psychologists state that it can improve workers' happiness in the workplace, but it is an appeal that attains the improvement from within the individual (attitudes, trends, the good personality features, etc.), as happiness is an internal state that does not have strong A literature search was conducted, using a variety of keywords (ergonomics, positiveness, positive ergonomics, positive design, emotional ergonomics, emotional design, spiritual ergonomics, and spiritual design). This search was conducted as follows: Initially, an electronic search in various databases such as Ergonomics Abstracts, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and PsycINFO was conducted. In addition, manual searches were carried out in the majority of ergonomics journals: Applied Ergonomics, Ergonomics, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, International Journal of Human Computer Studies, Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, New Technology, Work and Employment, Reviews of Human Factors and Ergonomics, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing, and Le Travail Humain. The result was a number of scientific papers and books were collected (see references) on which this survey research is based.
