October 23, 2007 – 1:23 pm
In 1994, 6 out of 10 lost work days at Minneapolis-based 3M could be traced to ergonomic-related problems. In 1993, the estimated cost to 3M for ergonomic-related cases was $13 million, not including unmeasured indirect costs, such as salaries for replacement workers, overtime and injury-related paperwork. 3M's goal is to establish trained employee "ergo" teams in each of the company's 132 manufacturing facilities in the United States. Such teams at the company's plant in New Ulm, Minn., for instance, led to substantial increases in safety, productivity and cost-effectiveness.
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Erognomics: er·go·nom·ics (ûr'gə-nŏm'ĭks)
n.
(used with a sing. verb) The applied science of equipment design, as for the workplace, intended to maximize productivity by reducing operator fatigue and discomfort. Also called biotechnology, human engineering; Also called human factors engineering.
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