EMPLOYEE HEALTH BY DESIGN: USING EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT TEAMS IN ERGONOMIC JOB REDESIGN
描述了一家大型中西部企业通过组建联合管理-劳工团队，运用人机工程学原则对工作进行再设计，显著减少了累积性创伤障碍的数量和严重程度，并降低了生产损失和限制工作天数。
An innovative, team‐based, ergonomic job redesign effort in a large Midwest organization is described. Joint management‐labor teams composed of representatives from each department of the plant were formed and trained in team‐building and ergonomic principles. These teams prioritized jobs for ergonomic redesign and developed and implemented solutions. Sources of data for this redesign process included: a physical symptom survey, OSHA logs for cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs), observations, videotapes, and employee interviews about their jobs, tools, and pain experienced at work. Ergonomic changes at the plant resulted in significant reductions in the number and severity of CTDs, lost production time, and restricted duty days. Recommendations based on experiences with this ergonomic intervention are made for HRM practitioners.