Ergonomics workplace design

Schaub, K., Landau, K., Menges, R., and Grossmann, K. (1997), A Computer-Aided Tool for Ergonomic Workplace Design and Preventive Health Care, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 269-304. 

Ergonomics The science dealing with the application of information on physical and psychological characteristics to workplace design. 

Human Factors Engineering/Ergonomics approach (control of error by design, audit, and feedback of operational experience) Occupational/process safety Manual/control operations Routine operation Task analysis Job design Workplace design Interface design Physical environment evaluation Workload analysis Infrequent... 

In addition to the Civil Rights Act, other laws and regulations affect the management ofhuman resources. For instance, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to develop and enforce workplace standards designed to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths (OSHA, 2007). Of particular relevance to pharmacy are OSHA s ergonomic workplace standards and its rules for preventing exposure to hazardous chemicals and bloodborne pathogens. 

Grobelny, J., Anthropometric Data for a Driver s Workplace Design in the AutoCAD System, in Computer-Aided Ergonomics, W. Karwowski, A. Genaidy, and S. S. Asfour, Eds., Taylor Francis, London, pp. 80-89. 

What are units of measure for kinematics For kinetics What are the four principles for workstation layout Why is maintainability an important part of ergonomics Name three changes in the work force and population that place greater emphasis and demands on ergonomics in design of products and workplaces. 

When planning complex man-machine-environment-systems, the natural equipment of the operator, namely man, will have to be taken into account with some of his specific psychic and physical functions and the possibilities of compensating for them, and in some cases minimum values will have to be established. The science called ergonomics deals specifically with the problems of workplace design as far as creating humane working conditions, the proper performance of the technical system, and improved safety in the workplace are concerned. 

To workplace designers who cut times through ergonomic improvements ... 

Ergonomics. Safe design of the workplace is essential to productivity and loss control. Through improved ergonomics, warehouses can move pieces of product more safely as well as more efficiently. The workers compensation costs associated with back injuries and repetitive motion injuries are staggering. Ergonomics can help to reduce the costs of claims. 

Participatory ergonomics sees end users contributions as indispensable elements of its scientific methodology. It stresses the validity of simple tools and workers experience in problem solution and denies that these characteristics result in nonscientific outcomes. Employees or end users are in most situations in the best position to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the work situations. Their involvement in the analysis and redesign of their workplace can lead to better designs as well as increase their and the company s knowledge on the process. 

Bonney, M. C., and Case, K., The Development of SAMMIE for Computer-Aided Workplace and Work Task Design, in Proceedings of the 6th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Human Factors Society, Santa Monica, CA, 1976. 

Portillo Sosa, J. (1993), Design of a Computer Programme for the Detection and Treatment of Ergonomic Factors at Workplaces in the Steel Industry, in Ergonomics Action in the Steel Industry, O. Berchem-Simon, Ed., EUR 14832 EN, Commission of the European Communities, Luxembourg, pp. 421-427. 

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