Reduce Workers’ Compensation Claims In the Assembly Area
When planning a production area, it pays dividends in the long term to plan the ergonomics of the operation and consult a health and safety inspector or ergonomic manager. Ensure both the workplace and the assembly operation are compatible with the majority of operators who will work there. This can reduce future costs arising from work-related health disorders among operators, along with costs arising from poor product quality. Also, the need to redesign the production system later may be avoided.
The goal for all ergonomic and safety managers is to reduce the number of people suffering from work-related injuries. With the cost for worker’s compensation continuing to increase, companies are looking for ergonomic solutions to reduce the costs of insurance claims.
In the Assembly Area, Does Your Company Have a Strategy for Reducing Injury Loses?
Every workstation is unique. The human being represents the largest collection of variables; therefore a workstation that suits one operator perfectly may be a disaster for another. This could be one of the reasons why problems often arise unexpectedly when a new production unit is started up.
The goal must be to design workstations where every member of the actual workforce can work comfortably. This calls for a large degree of adjustability that often increases the cost. However, the investment can be justified by the resulting high flexibility.
