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

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

WORKS CITED

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Musculoskeletal disorders and days away from work in 2007, The Editor's Desk. (2011, 03 20). Retrieved 03 20, 2011, from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2008/dec/wk1/art02.htm