کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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549245 | 1450718 | 2015 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• The Ergonomics Climate Assessment assesses a value for performance and well-being.
• A discrepancy between values is associated with more work-related pain.
• An equal value for performance and well-being is associated with less pain.
• Organizations should show a value for performance and well-being equally.
Ergonomics interventions have the potential to improve operational performance and employee well-being. We introduce a framework for ergonomics climate, the extent to which an organization emphasizes and supports the design and modification of work to maximize both performance and well-being outcomes. We assessed ergonomics climate at a large manufacturing facility twice during a two-year period. When the organization used ergonomics to promote performance and well-being equally, and at a high level, employees reported less work-related pain. A larger discrepancy between measures of operational performance and employee well-being was associated with increased reports of work-related pain. The direction of this discrepancy was not significantly related to work-related pain, such that it didn't matter which facet was valued more. The Ergonomics Climate Assessment can provide companies with a baseline assessment of the overall value placed on ergonomics and help prioritize areas for improving operational performance and employee well-being.
Journal: Applied Ergonomics - Volume 50, September 2015, Pages 160–169