Automotive

As indicated on Feb. 17, 2004, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has formally stated that establishing a safer workplace in the automotive industry is it’s newest goal.

The cross-training of OSHA personnel with automotive industry safety professionals on effective approaches in ergonomics has already begun. By directly addressing the issue of worker safety and the significant costs related to over-exertion and repetitive stress injuries, it is estimated to reduce injury costs by over $50 billion in the US alone.

ErgoDynamics has extensive experience in the automotive industry, where hand and wrist injuries are common among assembly-line workers. An effective ergonomics committee can prevent and reduce work-related musculoskeletal injuries. However, proper training and guidance is essential to success. ErgoDynamics can customize a hands-on training program for your company.

Ergonomic assessment and analysis are methods of identifying specific demands of a given occupation. This information can be directly compared to objective scientific data to identify specific hazards. These assessments are extremely valuable to the success of the task modification.