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- Human Performance Ergonomics: Improvement Accelerated
- Human Performance Ergonomics builds on conventional ergonomics activities to achieve new levels of health and safety excellence and provides previously unattainable improvements in productivity. Humantech's proprietary methodologies combine simple problem-solving methods with cost-effective workplace solutions and innovative cost justification techniques. This white paper identifies the unique characteristics of Human Performance...
- White papers 2004-07-27
- Sustaining Ergonomics Success
- Companies define the success of their ergonomics initiative in many different ways. Sometimes it's a measure of reduced workers' compensation costs. Other times it's related to a decrease in MusculoSkeletal Disorder MSD incidence rates or reduced cycle time. For many organizations, success is defined in terms of an increase in...
- White papers 2002-02-01
- Ergonomics ROI: Impacting Workers' Compensation Costs, Productivity, Quality, and Revenue
- The shift of ergonomics from an expense to an investment is much like the shift of quality programs from TQM to Six Sigma. In earlier times, it was enough to improve customer quality metrics - product failure rates, warranty claims, etc. Today, improvements in quality, and the associated cost savings,...
- White papers 2004-06-01
- Aventis Pharmaceuticals Lowers Injury Rates and Costs With Humantech
- Aventis Pharmaceuticals, formerly Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, is a world leader in life sciences dedicated to treating and preventing human disease through the discovery, development, manufacture, and sale of innovative pharmaceutical products aimed at satisfying unmet medical needs. In 1989, the Kankakee, Illinois manufacturing plant of Aventis Pharmaceuticals employed 1,500 workers who...
- Case studies 2002-12-01
- Honeywell Improves Productivity and Workers' Compensation Costs With Humantech
- Honeywell's facility in Torrance, California, formerly a division of AlliedSignal, is best known as a high-volume Garrett Engine Boosting Systems manufacturer. In 1996, facing increased volume, safety performance was well below the targeted plan for the division. While ergonomics-related incidents represented less than half of the overall recordable injuries and...
- Case studies 2004-12-01
- Ergonomics and Manufacturing Excellence
- Risk management in ergonomics is simple and straightforward; identify ergonomic issues, evaluate tasks associated with those issues, and control exposures where task requirements exceed human capabilities. There are numerous methods to complete each of these steps; the trick is finding methods that are effective and efficient in your work environment....
- White papers 2002-09-01
- Key Measures for Successful Ergonomics Improvements
- When ergonomics principles are applied to the workplace and job tasks, many aspects of the operation can be improved. While program sustainability and success vary considerably, one key element of successful ergonomics programs is the selection and application of measures to focus and guide all improvement efforts toward a single...
- White papers 2005-01-01
- Dow Corning Eliminates Injuries While Improving Throughput and Product Quality With Humantech
- Dow Corning, a global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation, offers more than 7,000 products and services in the worldwide marketplace. Dow Corning's silicone processing operation had previously been designated as the highest risk area in the facility. Employees in this area were manually handling between 4,000 and 6,000 pounds...
- Case studies 2004-03-01
Additional Resources
- Humantech awarded government contract.
- Humantech, an occupational ergonomics consulting firm, has been awarded a contract with the federal government's supplier -- U.S. General Services. Under the management, organizational and business improvement service program, Humantech will provide ergonomics consulting, training and support products to U.S. government agencies throughout...
- Research articles 2000-05-01
- Ergo self-assessment tool.(Brief Article)
- The Ergonomics Program Self-Assessment is a free four-page document that helps employers assess their ergonomics program activities in comparison with basic OSHA requirements and industry best practices. It is available from Humantech Inc., an ergo The Ergonomics Program Self-Assessment is a free four-page document...
- Research articles 2000-05-01
- Fixture redesign cuts cycle time in half. (Assembly in Action).
- The Honda of America motorcycle manufacturing plant in Marysville, OH, implemented a new fixture used in finishing motorcycle fenders. The new fender positioner allows associates to move and lock the fender into positions that work best for them, and requires only two lifts per cycle. The...
- Research articles 2002-12-01
- Sound engineering, design principals key to ergo program.
- The design of the workplace plays a major role shaping employee performance, including productivity and quality. The elimination of musculoskeletal disorder risks during the specification of workstation set-ups, tools and equipment is an important parallel activity to the recognition, evaluation and control of...
- Research articles 2001-04-01
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