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Participatory ergonomics in Indonesian tin mining

Soejadi P. P., Lawson G., Ryan B., Hermawati S.

Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Poznańskiej. Organizacja i Zarządzanie

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2017

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Nr 75

259--268

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Thousands of small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) employees in Indonesian tin mining companies work in dangerous environments without sufficient safety and health protections. This study’s aim was to investigate the identified factors, such as difficulty in communication among stakeholders (owner, manager, and worker), and workers’ negative attitudes towards and lack of knowledge in the use of personal protective equipment that inhibit the implementation of Participatory Ergonomics in Indonesian tin mining companies. Eighteen participants from five SMEs, encompassing three different roles, i.e. worker, owner and manager, participated in the interview study. The study revealed that the dissemination of occupational safety through a kinship approach and specific safety training were preferred to resolve communication, cultural and knowledge problems. The provision of clear definitions of roles and tasks and the allocation of time and resources were suggested as ways to empower workers and supervisors.

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Tysiące pracowników MŚP w indonezyjskich przedsiębiorstwach wydobywczych cyny pracuje w niebezpiecznym środowisku bez wystarczającej ochrony bezpieczeństwa i zdrowia. Celem tego badania było zbadanie zidentyfikowanych czynników, takich jak trudności w komunikacji między zainteresowanymi stronami (właścicielem, menedżerem i pracownikiem), a także negatywne nastawienie pracowników i brak wiedzy na temat korzystania z osobistego wyposażenia ochronnego, które utrudnia wdrożenie ergonomii partycypacyjnej w indonezyjskich przedsiębiorstwach wydobywczych cyny. W badaniu wywiadu uczestniczyło 18 uczestników z pięciu MŚP, obejmujących trzy różne role, tj. pracownik, właściciel i menedżer. Badanie wykazało, że było preferowane upowszechnianie bezpieczeństwa pracy poprzez podejście więzi i konkretne szkolenia z zakresu bezpieczeństwa w celu rozwiązania problemów związanych z komunikacją, kulturą i wiedzą. Zapewniono jasne definicje ról i zadań oraz alokacji czasów i zasobów jako sposoby wzmocnienia pozycji pracowników i przełożonych.

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Ergonomics Intervention in an Iranian Tire Manufacturing Industry

Motamedzade M.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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2013

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Vol. 19, No. 3

475--484

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The aim of an ergonomics intervention conducted in the tire manufacturing industry was to improve working conditions. Before the start, a senior manager supported the intervention. Participants were divided into teams and trained. After observing the overall performance of the teams, over 100 improvements were successfully implemented. After the improvements, there were statistically significant differences in annual and weekly prevalence of, and annual disability reported for, the upper back, the lower back, knees and wrists between before and after intervention. The annual prevalence of upper back, lower back, knee and wrist complaints decreased from, respectively, 60.3%, 50.2%, 28.9%, 25.8% before the intervention to 31.3%, 35.9%, 17.1%, 20.7% after the intervention. Significant factors were training and supportive environment based on full commitment of the top management.

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Using Ergonomics Checkpoints to Support a Participatory Ergonomics Interventionin an Industrially Developing Country (IDC)—A Case Study

Helali F.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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2009

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Vol. 15, No. 3

325--337

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To achieve ergonomics awareness in 3 subsidiary companies, an intervention team was formed. The aims of this study were to implement basic ergonomics through a participatory ergonomics intervention process that can support a continuous learning process and lead to an improvement in health and safety as well as in the work systems in the organization. The findings of this study (i.e., method, continuous learning and integration) were key to making the participatory ergonomics intervention successful. Furthermore, 4 issues of the ergonomics checkpoints (i.e., work schedules, work tasks, healthy work organization and learning) for assessing the work system were found suitable for both changing work schedules and for improving the work system. This paper describes the result of this project and also the experiences gained and the conclusions reached from using the International Labour Office’s ergonomics checkpoints in the industries of industrially developing countries.

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Participatory Ergonomics Intervention in an Industrially Developing Country—A Case Study

Helali F., Lonnroth E. C., Shahnavaz H.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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2008

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Vol. 14, No. 2

159--176

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In industrially developing countries, a few ergonomists have directed great efforts towards developing ergonomics awareness among managers and workers in organizations. There is little research on the degree of their success, though. Furthermore, access of organizations to ergonomics knowledge is usually very difficult, especially in industrially developing countries. Thus, building ergonomics awareness is certainly the first phase of the process. Three companies from one industry (44 people: 14 females and 30 males) participated in a project aimed at improving their work system. At the beginning, we needed to create a common goal and ensure participation with appropriate ergonomics tools. The findings of this study were the key issue for the ergonomics intervention (i.e., a shared vision, awakened need of change and learning). Further, to build ergonomics awareness and develop a continuous learning process in the company, it was necessary to use more ergonomics tools through workers’ participation in different workplaces.

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Ergonomics Interventions at Badger Mining Corporation

Torma-Krajewski J., Lehman M.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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2008

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Vol. 14, No. 3

351--359

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In 2005, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Badger Mining Corporation entered a partnership to implement ergonomics interventions, including a systematic process, to address exposure to risk factors that may result in musculoskeletal disorders or other types of injuries/illnesses. As a result of this partnership, an ergonomics process was integrated with the existing safety and health programme to promote an on-going application of ergonomics principles, and over 40 task-specific interventions were implemented during the first year of the process. This paper presents details of the process integration, and several examples of task-specific interventions that reduced exposure to risk factors.

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Macroergonomic design for improved quality performance in maintenance

Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek M.

Foundations of Control and Management Sciences

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2008

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No. 11

171-181

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Modern enterprises are forced to constantly improve ways of management and to introduce changes. One of the changes is a alteration of organizational culture and acceptance of participation of employees in designing and implementing new solutions. The article presents a concept of improvement in maintenance treated as a macroergonomic system. Pursuit of growth of effectiveness of maintenance system requires designing its subsystems- social and technical- together.

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Participatory Ergonomics and an Evaluation of a Low-Cost Improvement Effect on Cleaners’ Working Posture

Kumar R., Chaikumarn M., Lundberg J.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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2005

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Vol. 11, No. 2

203--210

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Cleaning is a highly physically demanding job with a high frequency of awkward postures and working environments as contributing risk factors. Participatory ergonomics is a method in which end-users take an active role in identifying risk factors and solutions. The aim of this study was to apply the participatory ergonomics method to identify cleaning problems and to evaluate the effect of a low-cost improvement on cleaners’ working postures in an office environment. The results show that the cleaning problem was identified, and the low-cost ergonomics solution suggested by the cleaners was implemented. Thus an improved working environment reduced the number of awkward cleaning postures and the Ovako Working Posture Analysis System (OWAS) action category for floor mopping decreased. It can be concluded that working in an improved environment can lead to better working postures which, in turn, leads to the cleaners’ better health and better cleaning results.

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The Impact of Participatory Ergonomics on Working Conditions, Quality, and Productivity

Motamedzade M., Shahnavaz H., Kazemnejad A., Azar A., Karimi H.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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2003

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Vol. 9, No. 2

135--147

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A participatory ergonomics model was designed for improving working conditions, quality, and productivity in a medium-sized manufacturing enterprise by making use of Supportive Expert Team (SET). In order to implement the model, a team-based structure consisting of a Steering Committee (SC) and 2 Action Groups (AGs) was designed and a 5-phase methodology followed. To validate the model, a similar factory was selected as control. Performance of the model was successful throughout the project. AGs under the supervision of the SC and the support of the SET designed and implemented several ergonomics solutions using local resources. Our findings showed that, in comparison with the control factory, application of such a model could be considered as a provider of a more humanized work environment as well as a more efficient and cost-effective approach.

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Reasons for Applying Innovations for Scaffolding Work

Jong A. M., Molen H. v. d., Vink P., Eikhout S., Koningsveld E.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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2003

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Vol. 9, No. 2

161--175

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In this paper reasons for applying and for not applying technical and organizational innovations in scaffolding work are studied. In a participatory ergonomic approach these innovations were developed to reduce problems concerning physical load of scaffolders. In this study reasons for the adoption of the innovations in the scaffolding sector are evaluated in 2 studies, in 48 companies. More than half of the scaffolding sector in the Netherlands adopted the innovations. Reasons for applying innovations concerned improvement of work and health and satisfaction with usage. The reason for not applying the innovations concerned specific situations, such as offshore work, in which innovations were not applicable.