The Effectiveness of Participatory Ergonomics in the Red Meat Packing Industry: Evaluation of a Corporation

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• Personal Author:
  Garg, Arun ; Moore, J. Steven
• Description:
  This investigation evaluated the effectiveness of a corporate ergonomics program that used a participatory approach to solving problems related to musculoskeletal hazards. This meat products corporation developed and implemented a structured, centrally managed participatory ergonomics program in 1986. In the years following implementation, the corporation experienced an increase in the crude incidence rate; a significant decrease in the percentage of recordable disorders related to musculoskeletal risk factors; a marked decrease in the lost-time incidence rate; and a marked decrease in total and per capita annual workers' compensation costs. These results were consistent with the inference that an ergonomics program that uses a participatory approach to identifying and solving problems in the red meat packing industry may be effective in reducing the severity of musculoskeletal morbidity and workers' compensation costs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Food-Processing Industry Food Industry Morbidity Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Participatory Ergonomics Ergonomics Programs Food-processing-workers Injury-prevention Management-personnel Meat-packing-industry Meat Products Industry Morbidity-rates Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Occupational-health-programs Program Evaluation Workers' Compensation Costs

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• ISSN:
  0169-8141
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  47-58
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037418
• Citation:
  Int J Ind Ergon 1998 Jan; 21(1):47-58
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Performing Organization:
  Medical College of Wisconsin
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
• End Date:
  19990929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6d0aac200c1aba8194144c494939d5de579b5ef86076b263b9e9f98c3d95183f43c693ccd98974767e2c34cb3c89778fe540107dcae8f7bc643be5c4deb6226c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188516/cdc_188516_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.04 MB ]