ERGONOMICS AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT

The colliery worked in conjunction with the Ergonomics and Safety Management function of British Coal to rmdertake what was, in effect, a Case for Safety risk assessment. This work is described in detail in Simpson and Morrlt (1995) and outhned below. 

A risk assessment team was estabhshed consisting of a mechanical engineer, the colliery safety engineer, an tmdemtartager, a deputy and a locomotive driver and facilitated by the Head of Ergonomics and Safety Management. 

Because of their involvement with applied ergonomics and quality management, both of which are design-based, some safety professionals now take a different view of causal factors. As an example, they say that it became apparent to them that for many ergonomics-related injuries and... 

Sinay, J. Risk assessment and safety management in industry , in The Occupational Ergonomics Handbook, [S.l.] CRC Press LCC, 1999 S. 1917-1945, ISBN 0849326419. 

Bjurstrom, L. M., Priority to key areas and management by results in the national accident prevention policy, in Advances in Industrial Ergonomics and Safety, Mital, A., Ed., Taylor Francis, London, 1989. 

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Martin 1999). A study by Eklund (1995) showed a relationship between ergonomics and quality in assembly work. Tasks that had ergonomic problems (e.g., physical and psychological demands) were also the tasks that had quality deficiencies. The evidence for the integration between quality management and occupational safety and health is weak. However, there is reason to believe that improved health and safety can be achieved in the context of the implementation of ISO 9000 management standards. 

The incidence and severity of [ergonomic-related] work place injuries and illnesses demand that effective programs be implemented to protect workers from these hazards. These [programs] should be a part of the employer s overall safety and health management program. 

Jarvis, M. Tint, P. 2007. Knowledge Management in occupational health and safety Estonia Example. In Ergonomics in Contemporary Enterprise Proceeding of the 4th International Conference ERGON-AXIA. Edited by Pacholski Tizielinski. USA IEA Press, 517-534. 

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