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Ergonomic Solutions for Furniture Manufacturers.

PB2004105624

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Mirka, G. A.; Cormier, D.; Taylor, J.
Page Count	122
Abstract	The specific aims of this project were to study the effectiveness and the efficacy of ergonomic interventions for the reduction of musculoskeletal injuries/illnesses in the furniture manufacturing industry and, more globally, to explore ways that ergonomic interventions can be introduced/promoted to increase the likelihood of their acceptance by the users. This research effort can be broken down into seven research projects that were completed during the period of this grant. The aim of Project No. 1 was to identify those jobs and work tasks that were most problematic from the perspective of musculoskeletal injury/illness. The aim of Project No. 2 was to identify the specific physical risk factors posed by these prioritized jobs. The aim of Project No. 3 was to design, engineer and prototype engineering and work practice controls that were developed with the expressed goal of eliminating or reducing exposure to the identified risk factors. The aim of Project No. 4 was to perform a formal laboratory analysis of the prototypes developed through Project No. 3. The aim of Project No. 5 was to perform a formal field analysis of the prototypes developed through Project No. 3 and assessed in project No. 4. Project No. 6 was an evaluation of the effects of the participatory ergonomics technique in the acceptance of the ergonomic interventions. Project No. 7 was also a study that considered ways that interventions could be developed and presented to increase the likelihood of their acceptance.
Keywords	Performance evaluation Ergonomics Human factors engineering Manufacturing industries Interventions Injury reductions Manufacturers Research projects Musculoskeletal disorders Occupational safety and health Effectiveness Risk factors Work environments Laboratory tests Field tests Prototypes Engineering Furniture manufacturers
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	North Carolina State Univ. at Raleigh. Dept. of Industrial Engineering.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	200421

Ergonomic Solutions for Furniture Manufacturers.

Ergonomic Solutions for Furniture Manufacturers.
PB2004105624

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Mirka, G. A.; Cormier, D.; Taylor, J.
Page Count	122
Abstract	The specific aims of this project were to study the effectiveness and the efficacy of ergonomic interventions for the reduction of musculoskeletal injuries/illnesses in the furniture manufacturing industry and, more globally, to explore ways that ergonomic interventions can be introduced/promoted to increase the likelihood of their acceptance by the users. This research effort can be broken down into seven research projects that were completed during the period of this grant. The aim of Project No. 1 was to identify those jobs and work tasks that were most problematic from the perspective of musculoskeletal injury/illness. The aim of Project No. 2 was to identify the specific physical risk factors posed by these prioritized jobs. The aim of Project No. 3 was to design, engineer and prototype engineering and work practice controls that were developed with the expressed goal of eliminating or reducing exposure to the identified risk factors. The aim of Project No. 4 was to perform a formal laboratory analysis of the prototypes developed through Project No. 3. The aim of Project No. 5 was to perform a formal field analysis of the prototypes developed through Project No. 3 and assessed in project No. 4. Project No. 6 was an evaluation of the effects of the participatory ergonomics technique in the acceptance of the ergonomic interventions. Project No. 7 was also a study that considered ways that interventions could be developed and presented to increase the likelihood of their acceptance.
Keywords	Performance evaluation Ergonomics Human factors engineering Manufacturing industries Interventions Injury reductions Manufacturers Research projects Musculoskeletal disorders Occupational safety and health Effectiveness Risk factors Work environments Laboratory tests Field tests Prototypes Engineering Furniture manufacturers
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	North Carolina State Univ. at Raleigh. Dept. of Industrial Engineering.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	200421