Programa de Re-educação Postural Global (RPG) aos funcionários com esforços físicos de carga por manuseio de tambores e sacos de produtos químicos. Resultados: - Programa premiado como Terceiro Melhor projeto de ergonomia implementado na GE mundial; - Reduziu a 0 (zero) os casos de problemas ergonômicos no período citado; - Redução de queixas de dores relacionadas ao trabalho de 95,85%; - Custo do programa é de U$ 30.000,00 / ano; - Custo estimado de economia em caso de ocorrer um acidente com afastamento prolongado de U$ 1.917.400,00 (de acordo com estimativa OSHA`s safety pay software)

1. 2008/09 GE Ergo Cup Competition
Training & Education Initiative
GPR– Global Posture Re-education
Ergo Cup Project
Primary Contact:
Marcelo Vicente
EHS Specialist
55 15 2101-5561
marcelo.vicente@ge.com
Energy Infrastructure
Water & Process
Technologies
Sorocaba Site, Brazil

2. 2008/09 GE Ergo Cup Competition
Training & Education Initiative
Project Title
Ergo Cup Project Leader: Marcelo Vicente – EHS Specialist
Ergo Cup Project Team Member #1: Luciani Bassan –
Physiotherapist
Ergo Cup Project Team Member #2: Nelson Lima –
Physiotherapist

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Background
In 2006 and 2007, Sorocaba had 2 and 1
recordable cases ergonomics related,
following. In 2006, It was lost 186 days of
regular job. In 2007, this number was 91 days.
In the beginning of 2007, the number of
employees complaining about musculoskeletal
discomfort and posture pain were 22.

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“Before” Situation: Process Map
musculoskeletal Disconfort
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10
Program Begining dez/07 jul/08
Period
PainLevel
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Pain Rate
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Employee
PainLevel
Before After
16 employees with posture
deviation and on pain

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Improvement: Description
Planning and ergonomics workplace adaptation are the keys forPlanning and ergonomics workplace adaptation are the keys for
production improvements performance and employee work capabilitiesproduction improvements performance and employee work capabilities
adjustment to the labor activities. The implementation and/or modification onadjustment to the labor activities. The implementation and/or modification on
machines and workplace bring benefits to work and reduce the harm tomachines and workplace bring benefits to work and reduce the harm to
employees.employees. Besides the ergonomics investments on workplaces, the GEBesides the ergonomics investments on workplaces, the GE
Water – Sorocaba has introduced a full program of ergonomics solutions toWater – Sorocaba has introduced a full program of ergonomics solutions to
improve the workers health.improve the workers health.
Since April 2007, we have been working with two physiotherapists onSince April 2007, we have been working with two physiotherapists on
Preventive Therapy with the GPR – Global Re-educational Posture Preventive Therapy with the GPR – Global Re-educational Posture
What is GPR ?What is GPR ?
 It is an ergonomic program to work with theIt is an ergonomic program to work with the
workers healthworkers health
 It a preventive Physiotherapist programIt a preventive Physiotherapist program
 It has qualified professionals following theIt has qualified professionals following the
workersworkers

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Improvement: Description
How does it work ?
 Posture Evaluation of 100 % of employees.
 Split it up into 2 groups
Gro up 1 : Posture advice, that
means, after a posture evaluation
and extra data from medical
department those employees are
trained on posture information for
their workplace activities and regular
life.
Gro up 2: After posture evaluation
and extra data from medical
department, these employees go to
physiotherapy, where will happen a
global posture reeducation.
Posture Evaluation
Posture Evaluation
Reeducation
Reeducation
Posture Advice
Posture Advice
Preventive Posture
Education Program
Preventive Posture
Education Program

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Improvement: Description
Posture Evaluation
Posture Evaluation

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Improvement: Description
Evaluation Form
Evaluation Form
Thing s Evaluate d
• Satatic Balance
• Inclination Test
• Rotation Test
• Especial tests
• Cervical column
• Ecapular Waist
• Sagittal Plan
• Frontal Plan
• Bycicle Weels Test
• Sitting Test
• Person Routine
• Medical History

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Training & Education Initiative
Improvement: Description
GROUP 01 – POSTURE ADVICE
GROUP 01 – POSTURE ADVICE

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Training & Education Initiative
Improvement: Description
GROUP 02 – REEDUCATION
GROUP 02 – REEDUCATION

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Training & Education Initiative
“After”: Process Map
Employees on therapy
10
6
On therapy Finish Therapy
musculoskeletal Disconfort
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Program Begining dez/07 jul/08
Period
PainLevel
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P

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“After”: Process Map
Pain Reduced
83,2 %
APRIL(2007)
DEC(2007)
Pain Reduce
95,8 %
06 Out
APRIL(2007)
JULY(2008)
Improvement Percentage
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
Employee
Improvement

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Improvement: ProgramNumbers
Month
Posture
Evaluation
Start
GPR
Out of
GPR
Issue Following Therapy
Advice Folder and
Training
April/07 21 06 - 00 06 00
May/07 20 05 - 00 26 00
June/07 05 - - 00 34 00
July/07 14 01 - 00 38 00
August/07 07 - 02 00 39 00
September/07 00 - - 02 30 16
October/07 02 - - 02 43 09
November/07 02 01 - 00 29 09
December/07 01 - - 00 17 10
January/08 05 01 02 01 23 10
February/08 05 02 - 00 17 04
March/08 04 - - 02 43 04
April/08 04 - 02 03 34 04
May/08 05 - - 08 28 07
June/08 06 - - 10 39 07
July/08 02 - - 06 34 08
Total 103 16 06 34 480 + 34 = 514 88

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Improvement: Innovation, Simplicity
& Knowledge Transfer
Each employee has an individual session with
the physiotherapist and can have your issue
followed by then.
On before training it this specific approach was
not possible. On the table before, the numbers
of the program can be seen.
Training is also personal, so that more efficient
as we can see on the results achieved.

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Improvement: Impact
$ A F E T Y P A Y S !
Estimated Costs of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
and
Estimated Impact on a Company's Profitability
The injury or illness selected: Strain.
Average Direct Cost: $ 27,820
Average Indirect Cost: $ 30,602
Estimated Total Cost: $ 58,422
The net profit margin for this company is 3.0 %.
The ADDITIONAL sales necessary
- to cover Indirect Costs are: $ 1,020,066
- to cover Total Costs are $ 1,947,400
Report generated by OSHA´s Safety Pays software
The program cost is U$
30,00.00 a year.
You can save U$
1,917,400.00 per accident

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Improvement: Performance
Objectives
The ergonomics related accident rate has
reduced to zero since the start of this program:
2
1
0
0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1
1,2
1,4
1,6
1,8
2
EMPLOYEESS
2006 2007 2008
YEAR
EMPLOYEES AWAY FROM WORK FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL /
POSTURE ISSUES
156
18
3
88
0 0 0 0
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
2006 2007 abr/07 2008
DAFW / RWAFOR MUSCULOSKELETAL DISCONFORT/ POSTURE
ISSUES
DAFW
RWA