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Ergonomics Articles
1. Ford Reduces Production Line Injury Rate by 70% for Its More Than 50,000 Industrial Athletes ”
Ford Motor Company has reduced its production line injury rate by 70 percent since 2003 for its more than 50,000 ”industrial athletes” by using virtual manufacturing and ergonomists. Immersive virtual reality uses a 23-camera motion-capture system and head-mounted display to virtually immerse an employee in a future workstation. Then, the employee’s movements are evaluated to determine task feasibility and proficiency.
2. Strategic Targets for Excellent Performance in Safety
The simple truth is that safety is not simple. It is complex and many processes we use to improve it attempt to simplify it or to address only one aspect of it. While we work on that one aspect, the others work against us. We address worker behavior but ignore the many other factors that influence behavior, from personal issues to organizational issues to the work environment itself.
3. Hot Desking Trend – Is it Really So Hot?
So, what is hot desking? It’s a trend currently being adopted whereby no one seat is assigned to a single person in an office building. This trend is becoming so popular the likes of Deloitte, BBC, Proctor Gambal, Microsoft and others are adopting it as their modus operandi for their employees.
4. How to Select the Correct Ergonomic Risk Assessment Tool
Learn how to select the correct ergonomic risk assessment tool for the jobs you are evaluating in your workplace.
5. The Importance of Ergonomics as a Continuous Improvement Process
The ergonomics process needs to be baked into your organization’s DNA and aligned with strategic initiatives. It needs to be a part of the daily, weekly, monthly and annual rhythms in the way you manage your company. The value and ROI of ergonomics is there. It’s been proven time and time again. The opportunity cost of neglecting ergonomics is too great to ignore any longer. Establish ergonomics as a continuous improvement process to care for your people and grow your business.
