2022 NSC Safety Congress & Expo

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Five Pillars of a Comprehensive Ergonomics Program (Room 25 C)

You understand the concept of ergonomics and realize your site has unaddressed ergonomic risks that need mitigation. What you’re missing is a plan that allows you to see where your current improvement activities fit against a structured method. In 2016, our site experienced an all-time-high ergonomic incidence rate. Learn how Cummins developed an ergonomics program from the ground up. We’ll talk about both successes and failures experienced during the six-year journey. You’ll leave with a five-pillar framework for improving deficiencies in your program, a structure to address upstream and downstream risk factors, and a sustainability process to incorporate into your improvement life cycle