Ergonomics

• Twelve Principles Of

Ergonomics

Continued

10- Maintain a Comfortable Environment

• Seek to create surrounding conditions that enhance your ability to get the job done:

1. Appropriate Lighting2. Avoid Temperature

Extremes3. Isolate Vibration

Comfortable Environment

11- Enhance Clarity and Understanding

• Mistakes and errors

may result from poor

design of the

displays and controls

you use.

• The configuration

and layout of these

displays and controls

can enhance or

hinder your

performance.

12- Improve Work Organization

• Improvements can

be made in the

system which your

work is organized.

• Plan, Be involved,

Communicate,

Enlarge jobs, Be part

of the team, Be

considerate.

Cumulative Trauma

• One of the important

goals of ergonomics

is to prevent a type

of disorder called

“cumulative Trauma”

• Wear and tear on the

tissue surrounding

your joints.

ERGONOMICS SUMMARY

• Good ergonomic design of tools, processes and

furniture DOES improve personnel comfort,

health, morale, and productivity.

• Individual effort as part of a team is the

greatest means of identifying / improving

workplace ergonomic issues.

• It’s critical to seek prompt medical aid for

symptoms of ergonomic stress.