ERGONOMIC HAZARDS: MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (MSD'S) AND CUMULATIVE TRAMA DISORDERS(CTD'S)

By: Michael Hebron

OVERVIEW  Disorders Defined  OSHA vs. the Government  Worksite Analyses  Worksite Hazard Prevention and Control  Conduct a Worksite Analyses  Ergonomics and Economics

LEARNING OBJECTIVES  Ergonomics, MSD’s, and CTD’s Defined  OSHA vs. the Government With Regards to Workplace Safety  Conduct a Worksite Analyses  Worksite Hazard Prevention and Control  The Best Ways to Conduct a Worksite Analyses  Why Ergonomics Makes Good Cents for Business

ERGONOMICS, MSD’S, AND CTD’S DEFINED  Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD’s)  Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD’s)  Ergonomics

OSHA VS. THE GOVERNMENT WITH REGARDS TO WORKPLACE SAFETY http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ergonomics/job_analysis.html

OSHA VS. THE GOVERNMENT WITH REGARDS TO WORKPLACE SAFETY CONT.

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ergonomics/analysis_tools.html

STATISTICS OF DISORDERS

CONDUCT A WORKSITE ANALYSES  Find the Source of Ergonomic Stresses  Look at Future Planed Worksites  Check On System Changes to Make Sure Ergonomics is Improved With The New Changes

WORKSITE HAZARD PREVENTION AND CONTROL  Workstation Design  Work Methods  Planed Tools At The Workstation

OFFICE ERGONOMICS….DO’S AND DON'TS

 THE BEST WAYS TO CONDUCT A WORKSITE ANALYSES Job Hazards  Workstation Analysis  Periodic Surveys  Feedback and Follow Up

WHY ERGONOMICS MAKES GOOD CENTS FOR BUSINESS  Cost Benefits Studies  Why Business Worries About Ergonomics

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