Manipulator Report for Pacific Northwest 2016

Lawton, Cindy M.¹ 

[1]Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

关键词: MANIPULATORS;    HAZARDS;    EVALUATION;    HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING;    PERSONNEL;    INJURIES;    HANDS;    STRESSES Ergonomic Evaluations;    Analysis and Assessment;    manipulators;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1258349
RP-ID  :  LA-UR--16-24216
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1258349
Others  :  TRN: US1601506

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

An initial ergonomic evaluation of the manipulators in was performed in 2007 and again in 2008. Discussion and solution development was performed with the new management team, FLM, and the employee on March 23, 2009. The purpose of this evaluation was to identify improvements to reduce stress and risk of injury to the employees. The primary ergonomic related risk factors identified include static and awkward postures especially for the wrist, and repetitive motion of fine motor musculature of the hand and forearm depending on the work load. This memorandum is intended as a starting point to reduce the ergonomic-related risk factors present in this process. All risk factors were probably not identified during this initial evaluation due to limited task demonstrations. The solution development and implementation process is a team effort. The Ergonomics Team provides technical support and guidance; employees demonstrate tasks, provide ideas, and test and provide feedback on potential solutions; and management provides the resources and encourages participation in the process.