occupational health promotion throughout an interventional ergonomic design (case study: ergonomic cart design at a food manufacturing company in iran)

occupational health promotion throughout an interventional ergonomic design (case study: an ergonomic cart design at a food manufacturing company in iran)

original article   health, safety, and environment management are dedicated a vast area in which ergonomics aspects known as one of the related aspects. in the following case study, the occupational hygiene by ergonomic intervention is focused. one of the prevalent activities among industrial sectors' workers in the developing countries is manual lifting tasks and other related physical activit...

Study of work postures and ergonomic interventions at the Pvc Pipe Fittings Manufacturing Company

Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders are prevalent in work environments. Performing programs to identify and control the risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders and to carry out corrective actions to improve working conditions is important because of the impact on the health of the workforce.Methods: In this study, the presence of various shifts in the operating rooms and the training and...

The Goldtouch Ergonomic Mouse An Overview of Design How the Mouse Design Provides Optimal Ergonomic Benefits

Ergonomic initiatives at Inmetro: measuring occupational health and safety.

This work studies biomechanical hazards to which the workforce of Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia Industrial (Inmetro) is exposed. It suggests a model for ergonomic evaluation of work, based on the concepts of resilience engineering which take into consideration the institute's ability to manage risk and deal with its consequences. Methodology includes the stages of ide...

Ergonomic modernization in a selected automotive company

The article sets out on presenting the macroergonomic modernization of a manufacturing system employed at an automotive company specializing in repairing and refurbishing Peugeot vehicles. The paper outlines features of auto mechanics’ workstations, which constitute the weakest part of the system. Based on observations, interviews with mechanics, the company’s performance statistics and the act...

Diagnosis and Ergonomic Design of Oxy Gas Welding Workstation by RULA Method. Case Study: Welding Workshops

Introduction: Working under non-ergonomic situations can cause physical damage. It's compulsory for the students of almost every engineering discipline to do parts of their training activitiy in various workshops including welding workstations; needless to say, the paucity of appropriate situations in such workshops may lead to physical injuries. On the other hand, ergonomic design of workstati...