确定目前杂货配送中心使用的人体工程学实践
Steven A Lavender1, Carolyn M Sommerich2, Anas Kachlan2
1Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Applied ergonomics
|December 9, 2024
概括
杂货仓库工人因重复举重而面临高水平的肌肉骨疾病. 这项研究确定了美国配送中心的44种人体工程学实践,以减轻这些风险并提高工人安全.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 人体工程学就是人体工程学.
- 供应链管理 供应链管理
背景情况:
- 杂货仓库的工人经历了肌肉骨疾病 (MSDs) 的高发病率.
- 在产品选择和托盘化过程中重复提升是该行业肌肉骨疾病的主要原因.
研究的目的:
- 识别和描述美国杂货配送中心实施的人体工程学实践.
- 探索潜在的解决方案,以减少仓库人员的肌肉骨疾病.
主要方法:
- 在30个杂货分销中心的97名管理人员进行了采访.
- 收集了44个已识别的人体工程学实践的数据,包括设施设置,计算机系统,工具和操作程序.
主要成果:
- 确定了44种不同的人体工程学实践,分为设施设计,计算机管理系统,订单选择器工具,完整案例选择,组织策略和碎片选择降低风险.
- 对于每个确定的实践,收集了实施数据.
结论:
- 在杂货配送中心可以实施一套 44 个综合人体工程学实践.
- 这些实践为减少人体工程学危险和缓解仓库环境中的肌肉骨损伤提供了一个框架.
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