Application of Ergonomics to improve productivity and safety

Name: Application of Ergonomics to improve productivity and safety
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Learn to identify fatigue / ergonomic risk in manufacturing,assembly process and to eliminate using ergonomic principles

Created byGanesh Babu

Last updated 5/2020

English

What you'll learn

You will learn the relevance of ergonomics in workplace productivity and safety
You will learn the ergonomics principles in designing workplace
You will learn the structured process of identifying the fatigue in workplace and able to prioritise
You will get confidence with real case study examples of ergonomic improvements in small,emerging organization

Course content

4 sections • 19 lectures • 50m total length

Brief about session 10:34
Appplication of Ergonomics in day to day life3:42
Explore how ergonomics is applied to daily life through everyday products—from chairs and computers to phones and bottles—focusing on design aspects, comfort, user ease, and the manufacturing process.
Definition of Ergonomics1:01
Explore the definition of ergonomics as the scientific study of human work and movement, and learn how adjusting factors can reduce fatigue to improve productivity and safety.
Definition of Fatique and its significance on productivity3:06
Define fatigue and its impact on productivity and safety. Identify common work-related injuries and symptoms from prolonged physical or mental activity, and relate them to ergonomic work arrangements.
Examples of Fatigue in the workplace environment3:00
Examine real examples of fatigue in the workplace to clarify its meaning, showing how long-duration and repetitive tasks, bending, and awkward postures contribute to operator fatigue.
Misconception of Ergonomics application in manufacturing environment3:26
Clarifies that ergonomics applies to manufacturing processes, not only products, and shows it can be taught and administered on the shop floor to boost productivity and safety across all organizations.

Brief about session 20:36
Explore how applying ergonomics to improve productivity and safety uses economics principles to optimize workplace factors and weigh costs and benefits in manufacturing environments.
Principles of Ergonomics1:28
Apply the principles of ergonomics in manufacturing to minimize fatigue by reducing manual operations, managing mental workload, and inserting breaks in work activities.
Factors affecting ergonomics risk in manufacturing1:46
Identify and optimize the four ergonomics factors in manufacturing—the person, the work, the environment, and the object—to reduce fatigue and boost performance.
Benefits of Ergonomics in manufacturing1:39
Ergonomics in manufacturing reduces fatigue-related injuries, boosts productivity and safety, enhances quality, lowers absenteeism, and uplifts morale.
Application of ergonomics in manufacturing environment1:32
Explore how ergonomics informs product design and manufacturing layouts to boost productivity and safety. Examine machine interfaces, operator interaction, and layout optimization within factory settings.

Brief about session 30:35
Explore the methodology behind ergonomics risk assessment, review assessment tools, and apply a simple checklist to guide safety-focused improvements.
Methodology of Ergonomics assessment in manufacturing environment3:09
This sample assessment sheet format can be used while doing elemental analysis and scoring the risk.
Ergonomic assessment tool and brief explanation2:02
This quick checklist can be used to assess the ergonomics risk in workplace by shopfloor executives and engineers.
Simple ergonomics risk identification checklist in shopfloor environment1:52
Learn a simple shopfloor ergonomics risk identification checklist built on four criteria, including handling loads, physical activity, and movement, using a 0/1 scoring per element to identify improvement opportunities.
Sample Risk assessment and identification of opportunity with one case study7:21
Sample case study example for opportunity identification & comparison4:32
Identify ergonomic improvements from elemental analysis to reduce economic risk and improve operation time. Propose trolley layout and holding optimizations to enhance safety and efficiency.

Brief about session 40:39
Examine how ergonomics and economic concepts and prerecession funding drive government improvements in manufacturing, with investors, manufacturing processes, and human intervention boosting confidence and performance.
Real case study examples8:29
Explore real ergonomics case studies in small and medium firms, showing supervisors and engineers applying a risk assessment tool to reduce fatigue and boost productivity on the shop floor.

Requirements

You should be working in a manufacturing environment and familiar with productivity improvement techniques. with that background, if you learn this micro productivity tool " Ergonomics" , this will enhance your understanding about ergonomics application in manufacturing process

Description

This course is all about improving your manufacturing shopfloor people's productivity and safety by identifying potential fatigue and eliminating them through simple ergonomics principles. This Ergonomics risk assessment and solutions approach can be applied wherever a human interface is involved, especially in the manufacturing environment.

This course is structured with a basic understanding of ergonomics applications in our day to day life, extending ergonomics principles from design to processes especially in manufacturing workplaces, principles of ergonomics, factors causing fatigue in the workplace, simple ergonomics assessment checklist to identify the potential fatigue in workplace and solutions approach to overcome fatigue. Also, the course is structured with a list to conduct the ergonomics risk assessment by any shopfloor engineer and to prioritize the potential ergonomics projects.

Also, practical insights in each step of ergonomics assessment are given so that the student can apply the technique easily in his work environment

To get the confidence to implement this risk assessment and solution approach in different industries and manufacturing processes, I have given practical case study examples from our SME client's experiences.

This course is beneficial if you struggle with more fatigue in your workplace and looking for a micro productivity tool to improve productivity and safety.

This course is ideal for SME business heads, plant heads, manufacturing heads, Industrial Engineers, Process Engineers, and operations executives. Also, this hands-on learning will be useful for management students if you would like to increase your professional value.

At the end of the course, you will able to apply Ergonomics principles and risk identification techniques y to reduce your workplace fatigue or safety risks.

Who this course is for:

Manufacturing professionals like process, Industrial engineers ,Managers, Plant heads , CEO from SME organisations who is struggling with high fatique and low productivity issues in workplace especially in manufacturing environment

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Course content

Introduction to Ergonomics6 lectures • 15min

More about Ergonomics in Manufacturing5 lectures • 7min

Ergonimics Risk Assessment and Methodology6 lectures • 20min

Real case study examples of Ergonomics improvements in SME manufacturing2 lectures • 9min

Requirements

Description

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