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Joint Genome Institute, Honda of America MFG Inc. and GE Energy were named the winners of the prestigious Ergo Cup at the Applied Ergonomics Conference and Expo 2010 in San Antonio in March.
According to the 2009 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index (WSI), the most disabling workplace injuries and illnesses cost U.S. businesses $53 billion in direct workers’ compensation costs, an average of more than $1 billion per week.
Rough economic waters and an aging work force, both in the U.S. and around the world, are beginning to shape how office and factory environments facilitate ergonomics solutions for workers. Shifting demographics are propelling changes in health and safety measures that also maintain and improve productivity.
In the December 2009 issue, Industrial Engineer columnist Marenda Caldwell discusses data on Americans living with arthritis and the ergonomic conditions that must be considered to reduce limitations for those who suffer from it.
A report by the International Labour Organization has proposed special recruitment incentives for older persons in Thailand to enter the work force. Some of the steps may help to reduce taxes and eradicate poverty.
Today's office workers never need to leave the office. But does that necessarily mean they shouldn't? Mark Benden, an assistant professor at Texas A&M’s Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, examines the dangers of obesity in today’s work force in a Member Forum column for IE magazine.
Since the dawn of designer furniture, have people been trading their health for whatever chair or couch looks best? A history lesson can provide a window to modern solutions in safety, comfort and, yes, aesthetics.
Learn the skills needed to put together strong ergonomics teams beyond a single site in this free webinar.
Kevin Tesh, ergonomics manager at Ethicon Franchise, discussed the development and implementation of ergonomic standards in the European Union in his keynote address at the 2009 Applied Ergonomics Conference and Expo.
A look at how Australia works ergonomics into building design.
Marenda Caldwell discusses how children are affected by ergonomic risk factors in her June column in IE.
Companies have to learn to address mental fatigue as well as physical fatigue to improve performance, according to Kevin McManus in his May IE column.
Ergo Cup® 2009
View the problem, solution and outcome of the submissions for the three categories of the 2009 Ergo Cup competition.
Terry Mathis, a former director of training for Coca-Cola and founder of ProAct Safety Inc., describes how behavior-based safety has evolved.
The design of transport means has progressed considerably, mainly in the area of the comfort and security of the passengers. In many countries there are standards in place to prevent accidents and assure the minimum conditions of comfort.
See some of the sights of the 2009 Applied Ergonomics Conference and Expo in Reno, Nev.
In her March IE column, Marenda Caldwell asks whether employees be efficient and safe at the same time.
This presentation addresses incident investigations at a midsize pharmaceutical R&D facility that led to the development of mandatory supervisor ergonomics awareness training. Discover tips for integrating ergonomics with occupational health and upper management, developing training content and disseminating information.
Julia Greenwald, a senior ergonomist at The Ergonomics Center of North Carolina, provides six steps for moving ergonomics programs forward.
The authors of this paper have developed a simulator that evaluates the stability and ease of a human’s ability to grasp hand-held data appliances such as digital cameras.
This presentation identifies the measures companies are using to describe project-specific as well as organizationwide success in ergonomics and to what degree they are reporting success.
This case study evaluates the impact of incorporation on participatory ergonomics within a kaizen event at a local brake manufacturer.
This presentation explains the Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation Safety Grant and provides information regarding the implementation of the safety grant in 140 company work areas that purchased lift table and material handling ergonomic equipment.
The ergonomic design of a work schedule can have a significant impact on productivity and safety. This presentation provides an overview of research regarding work scheduling factors and modeling.
This study compares the specifications of OHSAS 18001, the International Labour Organization (ILO) guidelines and Oregon state OSHA guidelines and concludes that their integration will lead to a comprehensive and easy to implement safety management system. The approach was adopted by the Nuqul Group (one of the Middle East’s leading industrial groups).
Paramedics in emergency response services often experience a high rate of shoulder and back injuries due to their duties and equipment designs. This case study describes a consultation with a large ambulance service to identify hazards or conditions that could be contributing to these injuries.
This presentation reviews ergonomic interventions in large commercial nurseries and vineyards using the NIOSH lifting equation, the lumbar motion monitor, estimates of energy expenditure and other approaches to assess risk factors and symptom levels before and after introducing new tools and equipment.
This presentation explains how the Washington Ergonomics (WE) assessment method and the strain index can work together to provide useful information for managerial teams looking to minimize injury risks in manufacturing shops while minimizing the time needed to perform assessments.
A vital ingredient to a successful ergonomics program is statistics. This paper describes a unique system designed to make promoting proactive ergonomics an easy process using detailed programming to collect data – data that is helping companies lower their health care costs and look at prevention in a whole new light.
Find out how a classic industrial engineering tool, time studies, can be used concurrently with ergonomic analysis.
This presentation involves the evaluation of the effectiveness of a new ergonomic pipette for use in laboratory work.
Post-offer screening can improve productivity and profitability, but there are legal issues related to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the American's with Disabilities Act (ADA). This presentation reviews the EEOC and ADA considerations and describes a process for developing a defensible post-offer screen.
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