title: Corporate ergonomics programme at BCM Airdrie. Boots Contract Manufacturing.
abstract: The production processes at the BCM Airdrie site range from manual loading tasks in the manufacturing areas to high frequency packaging assembly tasks on the production lines. Both are jobs that are known to carry risk to musculoskeletal health, so an ergonomist was appointed to design and co-ordinate an ergonomics programme for the site to control these risks. This paper details the programme that has evolved to proactively manage musculoskeletal risks in the design of both new and existing equipment and processes. The ergonomics procedures described primarily involve the engineers from all areas of the factory, and the process for ergonomics involvement with engineering design projects is described. Shop-floor personnel involvement is considered to be an essential part of the programme and 'Ergonomics Champions' are being trained on the packing lines to monitor the risks that are sometimes introduced with the different designs of product packaging.
authors.affiliation: Boots Contract Manufacturing, Motherwell Street, Airdrie, Scotland ML6 6TJ, UK. Joanne.Smyth@bcm-ltd.co.uk
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smyth
mesh_terms: D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D016730:Program Development; D018570:Risk Assessment; D006113:United Kingdom