Ergonomics and behavior-based safety

Article Abstract:

Automakers Toyota Motor Manufacturing USA, Tenneco Automotive and Ford Motor found that their adoption and implementation of behavior-based safety (BBS) in their plants have reduced the incidence of work-related muscoskeletal injuries and illnesses among their employees. Through the BBS process, their safety systems have become proactive, which made at-risk behaviors easy to identify and prevent. They, however, remain to implement traditional safety measures such as ergonomic design, machine safeguarding and exposure monitoring.

Methods, Prevention, Occupational diseases, Ford Motor Co., Work-related injuries, Work related injuries, Tenneco Automotive Inc., Ergonomics, F, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky Inc.

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GM slams the brakes on injuries

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General Motors Occupational Safety Dir Mike Taubitz talks about the strategies used by his company to promote the health and safety of workers. The strategies include conducting programs intended to raise the health and safety consciousness level of workers, correcting hazards in the work areas as soon as they are identified and encouraging safety personnel to immediately report occupational risks to managers for prompt action.

Motor vehicle parts and accessories, Interview, General Motors Corp., Taubitz, Mike

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Good safety management knows no borders

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Volvo AB, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. and IBM Asia/Pacific are strongly committed to employee health and safety. Volvo evaluates employee ergonomic issues at the drawing-board stage for all of the firm's new equipment and processes while Taiwan Semiconductor educates nonsafety personnel on major health and safety issues. Finally, IBM adapts to its host country's social and legal environment.

Semiconductors and related devices, Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, Electronic computers, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Computers & Auxiliary Equip, Health Care and Social Assistance, Employee Health & Safety, Semiconductor industry, Computer industry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., AB Volvo, IBM Asia/Pacific

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