Applied Ergonomics Network Meeting

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:36:46 -0400

Start: 09/23/2010 - 11:30

End: 09/23/2010 - 11:30

Applied Ergonomics Network Meeting
Speaker: Dave Alexander

President, Auburn Engineers, Inc., Registered Professional Engineer, Certified Professional Ergonomist, Founder, Chair of Applied Ergonomics Conference Series, Sponsor, Ergonomics Design Competition for Student Teams. Dave has 30 years experience as an ergonomics practitioner, has written 7 texts and has 2 patents. He has completed 1000s of consults and has 100s of clients.

Topic: Job Assignment: Using Ergonomics for Human Logistics

Job rotation has always been one alternative for the protection of workers from ergonomics risks. However, poorly designed and inadequately implemented systems have failed to protect workers and have hampered, rather than helped, with operational aspects of production. A good job assignment system should carefully measure the work required, determine the skills necessary to perform each job, assess workers skills objectively and then assign personnel based on a systematic, scientific system. The results are control of labor costs, consistent job assignments, quality and productivity gains, less demands of supervisory time, and better operational controls. The “win-win” aspect of job assignment include costs, safety, quality, production control and, of course, ergonomics.

Location: National Safety Council, 5161 Brook Hollow Parkway, Suite 220, Norcross, GA 30071-3652

RSVP!:Please email Ruth Gronde, PT, Ergonomic Therapist at Piedmont Hospital atruth.gronde@piedmont.org. (If you cannot attend this meeting, but wish to be placed on the mailing for future meeting notifications, please respond by email.)

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