The social value of Participatory Ergonomics from a practitioner’s perspective
| Autor: | Chris Arteberry, Kátia M. Costa-Black |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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business.industry
05 social sciences Perspective (graphical) Public relations Participatory ergonomics Medical Terminology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 0502 economics and business 030212 general & internal medicine Sociology business Value (mathematics) 050203 business & management Medical Assisting and Transcription |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 64:919-923 |
| ISSN: | 1071-1813 2169-5067 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1071181320641219 |
| Popis: | Ergonomics applies a set of ambitious frameworks and robust body of evidence for integrating different practices to optimize worker health and well-being. One recognized framework is the participatory approach, which delves into sociotechnical workplace actions – developed from the ground up – to achieve improved human performance outcomes and acceptability across the organization. Much of what is known about the value of participatory ergonomics centers on return-on-investment analyses related to injury prevention. Outside this spectrum, little has been discussed. This paper imparts how a participatory approach can lead to various positive impacts beyond financial gains, mainly by focusing on continuous improvements at the management systems level and on proactively motivating people and organizations to embrace healthy working conditions and behaviors. Issues such as the social-ethical value of involving workers in work design and return-to-work solutions are discussed to illustrate the holistic value of participatory ergonomics in the context of Total Worker Health. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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