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2 Who is the Motor Safety Association? WCB Ergonomic Industry Stats & MSA Strategic plan Industrial Ergonomic Improvements Industrial Ergonomic Case Studies Questions

3 Who is the Motor Safety Association? Advise & assist members with safety issues. Demonstrate methods of returning workers to the workplace as soon and as safely as practical. (RTW) Ergonomic Assessments, Inspections, Noise Level Testing, Baseline Audits, COR Certification, Training, Toolbox talks.

4 Automotive Dealers Agricultural Equipment Dealers Bulk Oil, Propane, Fertilizer, Chemical distribution Autobody shops Tire Service and Retreading plants Towing Industry Industrial Equipment Dealers Gas-bars and Service stations RV Trailer Dealers

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6 Trying to offer our safety services and people not realizing they need help or what the catch is. People thinking Ergonomics means adjusting office chair and monitor only. Not being able to have access to management.

7 The term is derived from 2 Greek words: ergon means to work nomos means the natural laws of a system A common definition is fitting the work to the worker 7

8 "Imagination is more important than knowledge. - Albert Einstein 8

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10 Ergonomic Injuries in our Industry in the last six years accounted for approximately: 28.2% of all WCB claims 44.3 % of all Costs 49.6% of all WCB Days lost

11 Purpose: Educate & Empower companies to make Ergonomic improvements or allow us to complete Ergonomic Assessments WITH THEM. Plan: Offer Industrial Ergonomic Workshop Targeted blitz of Workshop Invitees Ergonomic Case Studies on Website Goal: Reduce Ergo claims 7.5% by 2016 Yearend

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26 1. Amount of REPETITION in the job 2. Amount of FORCE needed to perform all or part of job task 3. Amount of VIBRATION on the job 4. AWKWARD POSTURE required by the job or job task 5. MECHANICAL COMPRESSION 6. LIMITATION ON MOTION OR ACTION while completing a task 26

27 Task: Lifting steel dollies from tow trucks causing back injuries to tow truck operators. Steel dollies weigh 78.4 pounds a set NIOSH Lifting index of 4.3 to lift steel dollies

28 Controls: Dispatch flat deck truck Utilize Aluminum Dollies weighing 48 pounds set Aluminum Dollies = NIOSH Lifting Index of 2.7 Aluminum Dollies $25.00/set less than steel dollies

29 Task: Moving 600 pound barrels of antifreeze for customer Risks: Initial pull 120 pounds of force Posture = Vertical distance floor to hand = 34 Repetition = 12 pulls in an 8 hour shift

30 Controls Engineering controls: Mechanical lift Administrative control: Worker rotation or utilize second worker with task

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32 Task: Pulling a bulk fuel hose to a customer tank a distance of approximately 20 feet then up an 8 foot ladder Force: 28lbs initial force to pull hose from truck 30lbs sustained force to pull hose to ladder 30 lbs initial force to pull hose up ladder Repetition: 20 times in an 8 hour shift

33 Conclusion: Based on Tables by Snook and Cirello (1991) the majority of the male industrial population would not find this task stressful Controls: Motorized hose reel Ground level Tanks

34 Task: Awkward posture removing & replacing concaves from rotary combines. Each concave weighs 88 pounds Three concaves per machine

35 Risk: Excessive Reaching/lifting above shoulder height Forceful Exertion Back Strain Awkward posture

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37 Task: Changing a tire on a combine NIOSH Lifting index of 9.1 to change combine tire

38 Controls: Engineering Control: Utilize wheel mover jack

39 Task: Unloading parts from Pallet crate Risks: Awkward posture Crate walls limiting access Excessive reach Repetition

40 Controls: Elevate pallet Tilt pallet Remove pallet walls

41 Task: Lifting Tires into dunk tank to check for air leaks. Risk: Awkward posture Initial force to lift tire Excessive reach Repetition = 8 lifts in an 8 hour shift

42 Controls: Eliminate lift using spray water bottle Engineering control winch and sling

43 Task: Stacking commercial tires 74 high per pallet x7 tires high, 35 tires per pallet NIOSH Lift index 5.7 Weight 76.8 pounds per tire/rim assembly

44 Risks: Excessive Reaching/lifting above shoulder height Repetition 720 tires per week Awkward Posture Back Strain Forceful Exertion

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46 Controls: Reduce stacking height Change pallet size/stack pallets two high Overhead winch Roll tires into crate

47 Task: Remove and Replace 77 lbs tire while vehicle elevated on hoist. A lift of 55 required with a NIOSH Lift index of 3.2 Risks: Repetitive Awkward posture Excessive Reaching Forceful Exertion Back Strain

48 Controls: Temporarily hanging wheel on hoist holder NIOSH lift index of 1.7 Reduce vertical travel distance Safe Lifting Technique

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51 Task: Using a Pallet jack to move pallets of seed Initial pull force of 93 lbs Sustained pull force of 51 lbs Risks: Awkward posture Forceful Exertion Back Strain Slip/Fall/Run-over Repetitive

52 Controls: Motorized Pallet jack Forklift Reduce load Reduce Friction Changing the wheels on pallet jack Tin floor Initial force 67lbs vs 93 lbs Sustained force 49 lbs vs 51 lbs

53 Definition: Hand arm vibration Vibration that is transferred to the body through hand tools or contact with anything that is vibrating.

54 Task: Identify Vibration hazards using a vibration monitor. Test solutions to minimize Hand Arm Vibration. Identify a cost effective solution for reducing hand arm vibration hazards.

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56 8 Hour Average = m/s 2 ELV <5.0 m/s 2 EAV <2.5 m/s 2

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58 8 Hour Average = m/s 2 Safe 8 Hour Average is <5 m/s 2 Recommended 8 Hour Average is <2.5 m/s 2

59 Ergonomic goals Measure results Proactive Shop inspections Seeking worker involvement Buy in Selling Ergonomics to Management

60 Ergonomic Challenge Look at the OH NO jobs at your workplace and seek ways to make them ergonomically friendly.. Does not need to be an Ergonomic Assessment but START SOMEWHERE!

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