Ergonomic Intervention in a Colombian Manufacturing Company: Successes and Failures

Yordán Rodríguez; Elizabeth Pérez

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-74608-7_9

Ergonomic Intervention in a Colombian Manufacturing Company: Successes and Failures

Yordán Rodríguez, Elizabeth Pérez

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to present the results of an ergonomic intervention in a Colombian manufacturing company. The intervention process was carried out in five stages: (1) identify problems in the workstation, (2) ergonomic evaluation of workstations, (3) proposals for ergonomic intervention, (4) evaluation of the proposals, and (5) implementation and follow-up. As a result, several proposals for the physical and organizational redesign were projected. These proposals were elaborated and discussed with the workers involved in the intervened workstations and presented to the company’s management. This work shows the benefits that can be obtained by employing a participatory approach in the ergonomic design of work systems. However, it should be mentioned that the implementation of the proposed redesigns was partial and focused mainly on the physical redesign, since barriers were generated that prevented its implementation. We believe that lessons learned (successes and failures) can serve as a reference for ergonomics practitioners in similar contexts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Sector Based Ergonomics
Editors	Nancy L. Black, W. Patrick Neumann, Ian Noy
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	68-74
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9783030746070
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74608-7_9
State	Published - 2021
Event	21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 13 Jun 2021 → 18 Jun 2021

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	221 LNNS
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

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Conference	21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	13/06/21 → 18/06/21

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© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords

Ergonomic design
Musculoskeletal disorders
Participatory ergonomics
Workstation design

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Rodríguez, Y., & Pérez, E. (2021). Ergonomic Intervention in a Colombian Manufacturing Company: Successes and Failures. In N. L. Black, W. P. Neumann, & I. Noy (Eds.), Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Sector Based Ergonomics (pp. 68-74). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 221 LNNS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74608-7_9

Rodríguez, Yordán ; Pérez, Elizabeth. / Ergonomic Intervention in a Colombian Manufacturing Company : Successes and Failures. Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Sector Based Ergonomics. editor / Nancy L. Black ; W. Patrick Neumann ; Ian Noy. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. pp. 68-74 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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Rodríguez, Y & Pérez, E 2021, Ergonomic Intervention in a Colombian Manufacturing Company: Successes and Failures. in NL Black, WP Neumann & I Noy (eds), Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Sector Based Ergonomics. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 221 LNNS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 68-74, 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021, Virtual, Online, 13/06/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74608-7_9

Ergonomic Intervention in a Colombian Manufacturing Company: Successes and Failures. / Rodríguez, Yordán; Pérez, Elizabeth.
Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Sector Based Ergonomics. ed. / Nancy L. Black; W. Patrick Neumann; Ian Noy. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. p. 68-74 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 221 LNNS).

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