Macroergonomics as an organizing process for systems safety

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• Personal Author:
  Haro E ; Kleiner BM
• Description:
  Hendrick is attributed with the formalization of organizational design and management (ODAM) in ergonomics [Hendrick, H.W., Kleiner, B.M., 2001. Macroergonomics: An Introduction to Work System Design. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Santa Monica, CA.]. Specifically, the method called "Macroergonomic Analysis of Structure" or MAS provides a framework and analysis of these factors and provides the context for an analysis of organizational design and management process through the MacroErgonomic Analysis and Design method (MEAD). Together, MAS and MEAD represent the formalization of staple methods in macroergonomics and can be used to organize existing tools and methods such as those that exist in systems safety and help to differentiate macroergonomics from other approaches. This article illustrates such an integrative role for macroergonomics with respect to systems safety using the example of the construction sector, a domain in which accidents, injuries and fatalities are all too common. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Ergonomics Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accidents Analytical-processes Author Keywords: Macroergonomics Construction Construction-industry Hazards Health-programs Injuries Injury-prevention Safety-measures Systems Safety Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0003-6870
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  450-458
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043293
• Citation:
  Appl Ergon 2008 Jul; 39(4):450-458
• Contact Point Address:
  Brian M. Kleiner, Center for Innovation in Construction Safety and Health Research, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061
• Email:
  bkleiner@vt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040915
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20100630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e89d04a97c21d3a49175348516cb1030625c09bdc2d526ab8a713c216c70224165961369d27558a5d69b5efee2f07a473ae7d41cb3c3f4950e7d0aa7ddc728b7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195221/cdc_195221_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 364.10 KB ]