This article aims to describe step-by-step the implementation of an ergonomics administration system in a company from March 2009 till March 2011 by an occupational therapist specialist in ergonomics based on the OSHAS 18001 guidelines and the Regulatory Norms 17 manual. The process began with the definition of five requisites with bases on the manual of application of the Regulatory Norms 17: ...

Ergonomics in Malaysia has been introduced over a decade ago with the establishment of the ergonomics division in the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on 1 December 1992. This study aims to evaluate the level of ergonomics awareness in Malaysian manufacturing industries and to determine the best practices of ergonomics program using Quality Function Deployment (QFD) ...

Today, both workers and management are concerned about the quality of work lives, ergonomics and occupational safety and health. New development such as information and communication technologies and specialized work requiring repetitive tasks add up to a need for Ergonomics. By examining, designing, testing and evaluating the work piece and how people interact in it, ergonomics can create prod...

During the last Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), Beijing, August 2009, an international group was founded aimed at developing a "toolkit for MSD prevention" within IEA and in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO). Possible users of toolkits are: members of health and safety committees, health and safety representatives, line supervisors; labor inspectors;...

Among the many fields of application of Ergonomics, this research deals with the services offered to Justice from the expertise recognized by the Law on prevention of occupational risks within the framework of the Law of Civil Procedure: Ergonomics forensic also called Legal Ergonomics. In Spain there are experiences since 1995 and an important development and this paper is to investigate the a...

Recently, ergonomics has become a popular term. The term has been used with most professions, but increasingly in the dental profession. When you hear ergonomics, many meanings may come to mind. According to Pollack (1989), ergonomics is a discipline that studies workers and their relationship to their occupational environment. This could include many different concepts such as how we position ...

This letter to the editor aims to enlighten the readers of the Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy (BJPT) on the relevance and conceptual framework, practical applications, current scenario, and advances of physical therapy in occupational health and ergonomics. Additionally, this letter presents challenges to be overcome and perspectives for physical therapists as well as the scientific comm...