Abstract
A methodology is presented for the evaluation of jobs prone to cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) and manual material handling (MMH) injuries, which combines various tested ergonomics methodologies into a single, coherent programme. This multi-step procedure is based upon the collection of quantitative data that are used to evaluate ergonomic changes with respect to biomechanical risk, perceived comfort, productivity and quality. A method for prioritizing changes, related to cost-benefit analysis, is proposed to guide the selection of ergonomic changes in order to maximize the potential for injury reduction under specified cost constraints. The ten-step methodology has been extensively applied in industry, leading to examples and a case study.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3-16 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Applied Ergonomics |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1994 |
Keywords
- Cumulative trauma disorders
- manual material handling
- musculoskeletal injuries
- risk assessment and control
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