TY - JOUR
T1 - A methodology for functional ergonomics in repetitive work
AU - Gilad, Issachar
N1 - Funding Information:
The author wishes to thank the Committee for Research and Prevention in Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Jerusalem Israel, for the funding of this research.
PY - 1995/2
Y1 - 1995/2
N2 - The causes of cumulative trauma disorders are complex in nature and usually no single factor or simple reason can be determined during job evaluation. Cumulative Trauma Disorders, also called Repetitive Strain Injuries, have been found to be a major source of occupational disability; its causes and contributing events need to be carefully studied. The necessity of understanding physiological causes of occupational injuries is growing now that more safety issues and ergonomics intervention programs are imposed by work regulations. A methodology for resolving the biomechanical cause of a trauma due to job requirements, is proposed in this paper. The method relates to the potentially hazardous movements that appear in a frequent manner during selected work cycles. The idea is that the core of hazardous movements are to be screened from all other movements, and then specifically analyzed. The paper presents an inspection and analysis approach to be performed on jobs with highly manual effort, in order to enhance safe performance and trauma prevention. The methodology is demonstrated in an industrial application where an analysis of a highly manipulative task will be discussed.
AB - The causes of cumulative trauma disorders are complex in nature and usually no single factor or simple reason can be determined during job evaluation. Cumulative Trauma Disorders, also called Repetitive Strain Injuries, have been found to be a major source of occupational disability; its causes and contributing events need to be carefully studied. The necessity of understanding physiological causes of occupational injuries is growing now that more safety issues and ergonomics intervention programs are imposed by work regulations. A methodology for resolving the biomechanical cause of a trauma due to job requirements, is proposed in this paper. The method relates to the potentially hazardous movements that appear in a frequent manner during selected work cycles. The idea is that the core of hazardous movements are to be screened from all other movements, and then specifically analyzed. The paper presents an inspection and analysis approach to be performed on jobs with highly manual effort, in order to enhance safe performance and trauma prevention. The methodology is demonstrated in an industrial application where an analysis of a highly manipulative task will be discussed.
KW - Cumulative trauma disorders
KW - Ergonomic evaluation
KW - Manual task
KW - Repetitive work
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U2 - 10.1016/0169-8141(94)00025-X
DO - 10.1016/0169-8141(94)00025-X
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AN - SCOPUS:0029239774
SN - 0169-8141
VL - 15
SP - 91
EP - 101
JO - International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
JF - International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
IS - 2
ER -