Case Studies
March 10, 1995
Source Brandon, K., June 1992, Ergonomics at UAW-Ford, Occupational Health & Safety. Task Prior to Abatement (Description) One of the tasks in Ford Co.’s North Penn […]
March 10, 1995
Source CTD News, January 1996, vol. 5, No. 1, Holloman’s effort defies expectations, Air Force Best Practices, CTD News. Task Prior to Abatement (Description) Employees had […]
March 10, 1995
Source Zak Figura, S., August 1996, Reducing the Risks of Material Handling, Occupational Hazards. Task Prior to Abatement (Description) Workers unload cases of soda cans and […]
March 10, 1995
Task Prior to Abatement (Description) Get tubes: The worker lifts metal tubes that are 24 feet long and weigh 50 to 100 pounds. The worker carries […]
March 10, 1995
Source Zak Figura, S., August 1996, Reducing the Risks of Material Handling, Occupational Hazards. Task Prior to Abatement (Description) Underinflated hand truck tires put unnecessary musculoskeletal […]
March 10, 1995
Task Prior to Abatement (Description) – Hand Truck Delivery Food and tobacco materials have been moved using steel hand truck delivery which imposed unnecessary musculoskeletal stress […]
March 10, 1995
Source CTD News, January 1996, vol. 5, No. 2, Charleston Forge Welds Homemade Approach, CTD News. Task Prior to Abatement (Description) Workers had to carry, shape, […]
March 10, 1995
Source CTD News, January 1996, vol. 5, No. 1, Avenor’s fitness on warm-up to ergonomics, Avenor’s Best Practices, CTD News. Task Prior to Abatement (Description) Workers […]
March 10, 1995
Source CTD News, January 1996, vol. 5, No. 1, Ford Best Practices, CTD News. Task Prior to Abatement (Description) Workers had to carry a 35-pound clutch […]