Determining the Cost-Benefits of Ergonomic Interventions and Factors that Lead to Their Success
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Managers usually can justify financially supporting a proposed ergonomics intervention only when it is supported by a sound cost benefit analysis. The factors to consider and sources of information for calculating the costs and benefits of proposed ergonomic projects are described. Based upon his review of numerous ergonomics projects, the common characteristics of successful ergonomics interventions gleaned by the author are described and then illustrated by actual documented cases.
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