Workplace Ergonomics Program
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 3
Vision 3
Goal 3
Objectives 3
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 4
Management Commitment and Employee Involvement 4
Program Review and Evaluation 5
Responsibilities 5
TRAINING AND EDUCATION 9
Coordination of Scheduling and Data Collection 9
Types of Training. 10
Evaluation. 11
SURVEILLANCE 11
Passive Surveillance involves the analysis of existing records and data.
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Active Surveillance 13
ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF JOBS 13
Job Analysis 13
Design of Jobs. 16
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT 17
Accessibility 18
Health Surveillance. 18
Identification of Restricted-Duty Jobs 18
Medical Intervention. 18
Record-keeping, Data Evaluation, and Action. 19
Original sources, used in the work 20
INTRODUCTION
This document contains the information needed to carry out an
ergonomics program. Specifically, it provides information on the goal,
objectives, and principles of the program and the responsibilities of
staff, management, support offices, and service unit ergonomics teams for
the program.
Vision
The Workplace Ergonomics Program was established to optimize worker health,
safety, and productivity, and minimize physiological and psychological
stress utilizing consultative management.
Goal
The goal of the Workplace Ergonomics Program is to reduce and/or prevent
work-related injuries and illnesses by establishing a methodology for
identifying ergonomic stressors in the workplace and for implementing
appropriate interventions.
Objectives
The objectives of the Workplace Ergonomics Program, as administered by the
Workplace Ergonomics Program Coordinating Committee, are:
1. To identify existing and potential conditions in the workplace that
could lead to injuries and illnesses.
2. To reduce and/or eliminate exposures to such conditions through
effective workstation and tool design and through proper work methods.
3. To ensure evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of repetitive strain
disorders, and to provide avenues for prevention.
4. To ensure that staff are sufficiently informed about ergonomic hazards
to which they are exposed so they may actively participate in their own
personal protection through training and education.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Management Commitment and Employee Involvement
Management commitment and employee involvement are crucial to the
success of the ergonomics program. Management commitment is demonstrated
by the provision of organizational resources and the assignment of
accountability for the program. Employee involvement is necessary not only
for identifying existing and potential hazards, but also for participating
in their own personal protection.
Management commitment provides visible involvement of managers at all
levels. It places a high priority on eliminating ergonomic stressors while
assigning and communicating the responsibilities for various aspects of the
program and requiring accountability for fulfilling those responsibilities
in
a timely manner. Management provides authority and adequate resources to
meet the assigned responsibilities.
Employee involvement can be achieved through the implementation of an
employee complaint/suggestion procedure; encouraging early reporting of
injury/illness symptoms; involvement in the consultative management process
associated with this program; and training for active participation in
their own personal protection.
Below is a partial list of actions to be undertaken to achieve
management commitment and employee involvement:
Require that all affected employees, including their supervisors and
managers, take ergonomics training.
Include statement of responsibility for safe and healthful work
environments and policy directives.
Inform service unit heads that they are to assign responsibilities for
program implementation to service unit ergonomics teams and other
administrative personnel, as appropriate, and provide staffing and
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