Process Oriented Ergonomics - The Ergonomics of the Future? A Case Study of Integrated Ergonomics at an Engine Assembly Plant

Tomas Engström, André Portolomeos, Lars Hanson, Lars Medbo, Roland Akselsson

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Abstract

Ergonomics are, in most cases, focusing on the human being when evaluating assembly system designs. This results in the human performance being expressed isolated from the technical environment. On the other hand, technicians are prone to concentrate on the hardware. These conditions underline the need to pursue a more integrated evaluation and design procedure in order to avoid the drawbacks of these traditional approaches. In this paper, the authors propose an alternative approach, i.e. process oriented ergonomics, which might be a constructive way of tackling some of the more complex aspects of the man-machine interaction in industrial environments such as assembly of engines.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the IEA 2000/HFES 2000 Congress
Pages5-328-5-331
Number of pages4
Volume5
Publication statusPublished - 2000
EventThe 14th World Congress on Ergonomics - San Diego, United States
Duration: 2000 Jul 302000 Aug 4

Publication series

Name
Volume5

Conference

ConferenceThe 14th World Congress on Ergonomics
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period2000/07/302000/08/04

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Keywords

  • ergonomics
  • assembly
  • postures
  • work load
  • RULA
  • OWAS
  • assembly system design

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