Risk assessment ergonomics

Pasman H.J., Vrijling J.K., 2003. Social Risk Assessment of Large Technical Systems, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing Vol. 13(4), pp. 305-316. 

This title contains information on toxicology, occupational health, and environmental information with a focus on emergency situations of exposure and hazard control. It also addresses ergonomics and human health risk assessment. It contains bibliographic, full text, and numeric information. Consists of eleven files of information from various government sources - US EPA, OSTIA, DOT, Coast Guard, NIOSH, and others. Updated quarterly. Produced by Micromedex, Inc. 

Safety of machinery—Human physical performance—Part 5 Risk assessment for repetitive handling at high frequency ISO/DIS 11226 1999-02-00 Ergonomics—Evaluation of working postures ISO/DIS 11228-1 1998-08-00... 

Ergonomics Laboratory at the Tallinn University of Technology has performed several risk assessments for companies in different industrial branches. It gives the researches a good basis to evaluate the data collected on their own as well as derived from NLI and draw conclusions taking into consideration several theoretical and practical factors which may deform the actual portrait of current situation in occupational health and safety in Estonia. 

Tint, P. Kiivet, G. 2003. A Simple and Flexible Risk Assessment Method in the Work Environment, Interrui-tional Journal of Occupational Sa/efy and Ergonomics 9 (2) 212-228. 

CHAPTER 34 RISK, RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT 487 APPENDIX A ERGONOMICS DATA 568... 

This chapter describes proper handling of hazardous substances in the workplace and exposure to these hazardous substances. It provides some risk assessment methods for different types of preparation and handling of hazardous substances and medicines. However, other risks that are not covered by this chapter should be considered as well, in particular work stress and ergonomics which may give rise to musculoskeletal disorders. 

The risks associated with new projects may include use of hazardous substances insufficient product data faulty electrical equipment poor access/egress poor ergonomics noisy equipment poorly guarded machinery imported equipment/materials lack of risk assessment lack of training/awareness on behalf of management, supervision and employees poor environmental control inadequate emergency procedures inadequate maintenance considerations poor construction methods little or no consideration of waste disposal/demolition. 

Kirwan, B., Human reliability assessment. In Wilson, J. R. and Corlett, N. (Eds.), Evaluating Human Work an Ergonomics Methodology, Taylor and Francis, London (1989) Royal Society, Risk Assessment a Study Croup Report, London (1983)... 

Analyzing planned new facilities, processes, materials, relocated equipment, and any plant, machine, and process modifications Performing standard job hazards analyses, to include assessing ergonomic risk and other related factors with regard to employees tasks... 

This author suggests that particular attention be given to measuring effectiveness and economic value job safety analysis, which is a form of risk assessment and ergonomics, which also requires that risk assessments be made. 

Chapter 20, Applied Ergonomics Significance and Opportunity, and Chapter 21, On Quality Management and the Practice of Safety, address the design, engineering, and risk assessment aspects that are fundamental in those endeavors. Comments are included in Chapter 18, Prevention through Design The Standard, on the extensive involvement at the National Institute for Safety and Health (NIOSH) on its PtD initiative. 

An Internet search will also show that numerous ergonomics risk assessment and risk scoring systems have been developed, and their use is recommended. Bruce Lyon of the Hays Companies and Georgi Popov who is at the University of Central Missouri have given permission to duplicate an Ergonomic Task Analysis Scoring Tool— Initial Evaluation (see Figure 20.1). They say this about it ... 

Workplace Ergonomic Risk Assessment (WERA)— under revision... 

Source National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (1997). Tool tray 5A General ergonomic risk assessment checklist. Accessed December 11, 2011. http //www.ergo2.amisco.org/eptbtr5a. html. 

The 19 concepts that were presented on the Tables 1 and 2 (three of these concepts are included in the 1st, 2nd and 4th macro procedures to be presented in the discussion) are (i) Ergonomics-based design (ii) Leadership commitment (iii) Employee involvement in decision making (iv) Risk assessment and communication (v) Events reporting and investigation (vi) Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) (vii) Health problem management ... 

Jones, T. Kumar, S., 2007. Comparison of ergonomic risk assessments in a repetitive high-risk sawmill occupation Saw-filer. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 37(9-10), pp.744-753. Available at http //lmldnghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/ S0169814107000972 [Accessed November 18,2013]. 

For collecting data, it was defined two types of tools questionnaires and semi structured ergonomic assessment (risk assessment and evaluation of luminance). 

The starting point of the safety management process is usually taken to be the risk assessment. More often than not, when doing risk assessment and analysis, the knowledge of experts in the particular field is exploited if not essential. Nowadays even apparently simple systems consist of parts designed by experts of different disciplines electronics, mechanical, software and ergonomics come to mind first. On top of this, modem products are used in a wide variety of applications with different operational conditions. 

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. 

Directive 391/89/EC Tools for risk assessment on the workplace with the focus on Operation, whereas the main areas of ergonomics, psychology, education, and training are taken into account—Human Performance... 

V rokannas, H., H. Anttonen, and J. Niskanen. Health Risk Assessment of Noise, Hand-Arm "Vibration and Cold in Railway Track Maintenance. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 13, no. 3 (1994) 247-252. 

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