This document summarizes a webinar presentation about ergonomics in the workplace. The presentation discusses how ergonomics can improve employee health and safety, productivity, efficiency and job satisfaction. It also talks about how focusing on workplace layout and design can help create a preventative workplace rather than a reactive one. Specifically, the presentation recommends considering anthropometrics, worker tasks, postures and movements when designing workplace layouts. It also discusses how to select workplace materials that are suitable for material handling and equipment use. The goal is to design effective and efficient workplaces that meet organizational goals while minimizing physical and psychosocial impacts on employees.

1. Ergonomics: Workplace Layout and Design
Sept 17, 2013
Presented by: Kathleen Collins, Health and Safety Manager
Drake International
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• We’re offering a free 30-minute Consultation that will
include:
– A discussion about ergonomics in your organization
– A brief analysis of your workplace layout and design
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Agenda
• Cost of Business
• Important Workplace Factor Ergonomics
• Employers Focusing on Layout & Design
• Preventative versus Reactive Workplaces
• Psychological-Sociological Impacts
• Physiological Impacts
• Workplace Materials

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Cost of Business
• Musculoskeletal disorders
• 26.5 Billion in Canada (1994)
• Muscles
• Joints
• Tendons
• Ligaments
• Nerves
• Most Cases 50% of all workers compensation

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Cost of Business
• ISO 9000:2000 movement of Total Quality
Management
• “Quality principles to all aspects of the operation
and meeting customer needs by doing things
right the first time.” (Philip Crosby)

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Cost of Business: Quality
• Conformance to standards
• Prevention versus correction
• Performance standard must mean defect-free
work
• Saves money
**Where is your organization at with Quality?**

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Important Workplace Factors:
Ergonomics
Aim of Ergonomics:
• Health & Safety
• Productivity
• Efficiency
• Reliability
• Quality
• Job Satisfaction
• Personal Development

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Workplace Layout & Design
• One-size fits all?
• Vitruvian Man
• Study of Anthropometrics
• Anthropometrics averages
significant impact of design
• Examples: Facial structures,
height hips, arms, legs

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Workplace Layout Design

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Workplace Layout & Design
Key Items to consider in Layout & Design
• Worker and workplace
• Worker
• Muscular force demands
• Working postures & movements
• Time demand
• Repetition
• ***Decision Making***

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Workplace Layout & Design
• Workplace
• Performance- meeting goals & objectives through
efficiency and effectiveness
• Material Input> Workplace> Product

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Workplace Layout & Design
• Impacts external customers
• Impacts internal customers
• Impacts positive & negative experience

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Preventative vs. Reactive
Can you improve efficiency and
effectiveness in your organization through
workplace design and layout?

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Psychosocial & Physical Impacts
• Human Factors
• Monotony
• Intensity & Duration
• Environment & Climate
• Mental Causes
• Disease/Injury

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Workplace Materials
• Material Handling
• Vehicles
• Equipment
• Machines
• Tools
• Devices

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Ergonomics Consideration

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QUESTIONS?

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