Management of Tata Steel, the largest steel making company of India in the private sector, felt the need to develop a framework to determine the levels of ergonomic performance at its different workplaces. The objectives of the study are manifold: to identify and characterize the ergonomic variables for a given worksystem with regard to work efficiency, operator safety, and working conditions, ...

Particular functional blocks of Large-Scale Alarm receiving Centre modernization Design creates core contribution of this research paper. In the introductory chapter the valid legislation and the resulting requirements for the design, location, construction, technical equipment, operations and personnel are described. Moreover, the methodology of evaluation of the Alarm receiving Centre quality...

OBJECTIVE Ergonomic assessment and recommendations may help people with arthritis maintain employment; however, most ergonomic tools are designed to assess injury risk in the general population and are not specific to the needs of people with inflammatory arthritis (IA). Our objectives were to design and pilot test an ergonomic assessment tool for people with IA and to propose ergonomic modific...