Investigation of Ergonomics in Chinese University Cafeterias’ Working Situation at Peak Hours Using Jack
Cafeterias play a vital role in universities, however, in China, where shows a high frequency of occupational ill health at university cafeterias’ staffs, few researches have been conducted on ergonomics in university cafeterias. The objective of this study is to investigate the physical ergonomics situations in Chinese university cafeterias and find out the reasons behind such a high occupational diseases frequency. Investigation in our universitys cafeteria and ergonomic simulation of providing meal tasks at peak hours were carried out. Cafeterias situation was simulated by using Siemens Jack. Four main task analysis toolkits (TAT) were used; they were NIOSH, Metabolic energy expenditure, Ovako Working Posture Analysis (OWAS) and Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA). This study demonstrates that reducing the working hours and minimizing the loads on staffs’ hands show benefits for reducing exposure to occupational illness during Chinese university cafeterias’ working. It is urgent to develop programs that provide staffs with necessary ergonomics knowledge and skills regarding proper working postures.
J.W.NIU X.H.ZHENG L.ZHANG S.Y.XU X.LI S.S.GUO S.T.DING
Department of Logistics Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing,Beijing,China Institute of Chemical Defense of CPLA, Beijing, China School of Biological Science and Medical Engin Institute of Chemical Defense of CPLA, Beijing, China
国际会议
长春
英文
595-600
2011-09-03（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）