Ergonomics in the Workplace
An employer once said that he was not concerned about a 21% warrantee return. When it was pointed out that this represented a 42% reduction in productivity on the assembly line, he was dumb-founded. The facts were simple - "For each employee who produced a defective product, there was another employee repairing a defective warantee return".
Several factors may have contributed to the defective products; deficient workplace skills, limited training, the wrong tools to do the job, poorly maintained equipment, fatigued workers, and a poor workspace layout.
The employer had a simple decision - "continue with business as usual" or invest in an ergonomic intervention to reduce defective product, increase productivity and contribute to the health and safety of his employees.
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- Conduct an ergonomic evaluation of the workplace to identify factor(s) affecting productivity.
- Prepare a cost benefit analysis of the proposed ergonomic intervention using the direct and indirect costs associated with productivity.
- Identify the 'pay-back' period for investing in an ergonimic intervention.
- Implement the ergonomic intervention.