A participatory ergonomics approach to prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in Portuguese small and medium enterprises: Ergo@Office
2019 (English)In: International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics, ISSN 2045-7804, E-ISSN 2045-7812, Vol. 6, no 3, p. 273-295Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
Sustainable Development
Abstract [en]
A participatory ergonomics program enables a company to engage employees in its preventive strategy. This paper presents Ergo@Office, an integrated methodology devised for promoting continuous implementation of preventive measures while monitoring their effectiveness over time in a participatory manner. It consists of a straightforward and cost-effective resource which is primarily aimed at supporting the identification of the need for implementation of interventions for strategic prevention of musculoskeletal disorders. As a practitioner tool, Ergo@Office guides the deployment of a participatory approach to ergonomics in both the analysis as well as in the intervention phase. The implementation of the measures envisaged in this planning support framework result from teamwork between the OSHS (Occupational Health and Safety Services) and the employee whose work is under focus. The implemented measures should then be monitored, which will enable assessing their effectiveness and their adjustment to the labour setting in an up-to-date manner.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
InderScience Publishers, 2019. Vol. 6, no 3, p. 273-295
Keywords [en]
Computerised work, Copenhagen psychosocial questionnaire, Individual characteristics, Musculoskeletal disorders, NMQ, Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire, Occupational health, Participatory ergonomics, Physical ergonomics checklist, Psychosocial factors, Safety, Small and medium sized enterprises, SME
National Category
Work Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-47712DOI: 10.1504/IJHFE.2019.104597Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85078486534Local ID: ;JTHLogistikISOAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-47712DiVA, id: diva2:1390898
2020-02-032020-02-032020-02-03Bibliographically approved