Ergonomics training: a joint labor-management approach.
Controversy has surrounded ergonomics--the fitting of jobs to people--for years. Yet, its proper use can improve industrial environments. Here, the authors describe obstacles to building an ergonomically sound workplace, and they outline steps to developing a successful ergonomics program that improves worker safety and performance.
Joseph
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Ford Motor Company, Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Dearborn, Michigan 48120.
Sieloff
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D003479:Curriculum; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007750:Labor Unions; D010559:Personnel Management; D012307:Risk Factors; D013598:Systems Theory; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation