Successful Outcomes of an Ergonomics Process using an Ergonomics Task Force

Abstract

With the first state ergonomics regulation in place and more on the way, employers are now being held accountable for ergonomic compliance. Employers are increasingly interested in realizing benefits with ergonomics, despite regulations. In this study, an ergonomics process is introduced which includes a participatory approach through the development of an Ergonomics Task Force. This participatory approach using labor and management to apply ergonomic principals demonstrates significant and substantia] benefits for a variety of organizations from a public safety agency to an educational facility (2) to a banking entity, a hospital and a biotechnology firm. This study identifies the numerous ways that organizations are benefiting from an ergonomics process using an ergonomics task force as the source of in-house expertise.