Implementation of an ergonomics program for the welding department inside a car assembly company.
The premise for this project is to implement an ergonomics program for the welding department of a car assembly company, considering that this area represents the highest occupational risk in relation to musculoskeletal injuries. The project also allows the demonstration of the different implementation processes of an ergonomics program; it also permits the determination of individual risks faced by workers of the welding department, and finally gives a chance of improving common injuries using the sentinel system. The main challenge is to reduce musculoskeletal injuries and absenteeism among welders through actions implemented by the ergonomics program.
School of Communication, Universidad de Las Americas, Granados Av. E12-41 Colimes Street ,Quito, Ecuador. fcaceres@mazda.ec
Caceres
C
Francisco
Troya
T
Edwin
D000328:Adult; D001336:Automobiles; D004484:Ecuador; D006804:Ergonomics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008297:Male; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology; D011481:Protective Clothing; D012307:Risk Factors; D014896:Welding