CASE STUDY 3 : WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT AND ERGONOMICS
WHAT IS ERGONOMICS?? - Ergonomics is the science of designing the job to fit the worker, rather than physically forcing the worker's body to fit the job. CASE STUDY 1 Deere And Company. 1) SUMMARY. Deere and the company have created several farm equipment. The article relates that workers in the company have experienced ergonomics. The company has been experience from the quality or working in awkward position for long hours. Also, the workers always lifting and carrying heavy object weighing around 75 pounds. It can effect sustained awkward position to the workers . Also, it can cause stiff neck that commonly be attributed the action during working hours .What the company do to prevent the issues are they trained their employees on the use the video displays. Other than that, the initiated some ergonomics program using the NIOSH education. Even though, the company experience a lot of issues about ergonomics, they still know how to preve
