Promoting occupational ergonomics in mining in Australia
The complex interaction between psychosocial and physical factors in the development of work-related illness and injury means that we rely increasingly on managers and policy makers to ‘get it rightif we are to prevent these conditions. As a result ergonomics needs to evolve and become more integrated into overall work management systems.In Australia health and safety risks in the mining industry posed by changing technology and the push for higher productivity are driving change. Heavy physical workloads and stresses are still areas of concern, but are likely to be intermittent rather than constant. Longer shift lengths, higher mental work loads, less task variation and decision latitude, poor equipment design for operations and maintenance, and whole-body vibration exposures when operating machines and vehicles are the new frontiers. To some extent mining companies have recognised the benefits of managing people better and have embraced participative and consultative approaches to problem solving. These are being extended to areas such as ergonomics. In New South Wales there is a plan to improve health and safety in mining through the training of mining personnel in Non-Technical Skills (NTS) in areas such as occupational health and safety, change management and ergonomics.
Barbara McPhee Principal Consultant Jim Knowles Group
PO Box 113 Kurri Kurri NSW 2327 Australia
国际会议
17th World Congress on Ergonomics(第十七届国际人类工效学大会)
北京
英文
1-4
2009-08-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）