WSH Guidelines -Improving Ergonomics in the Workplace
What is WSH Guidelines
WSH Guidelines showcased workplace safety and health best practices and WSH program for controlling workplace hazards and improving occupational health for various industry and program
Check out the free WSH Guidelines - Improving Ergonomics in the Workplace to improve your organization WSH practices. For the latest WSH Guidelines update, refer to Singapore Workplace Safety and Health Council Website.
WSH Guideline -Improving Ergonomics in the Workplace Scope
What is Ergonomics?
Ergonomics is the term applied to the field of science that studies and designs human-machine,human-tool, human-work environment and human-human interfaces to prevent injury and illness and improve work performance. It is a multi-disciplinary science drawing on anatomy, biomechanics, anthropometry, physiology, psychology, sociology, physics, engineering and medicine.
Putting in place an ergonomics programme in the workplace helps prevent work-related MSDs and injuries. Timely ergonomics intervention can also help employees with existing MSDs reduce the stresses on their bodies so that they can continue working.
This set of guidelines outlines how to develop an in-house ergonomics programme for a company or organisation to manage ergonomics problems and work-related MSDs at the workplace. Employees and employers can also obtain information on good ergonomics practices and the prevention of work-related injury or illness. In particular, through using this guidelines, workplace, equipment, task or job design can be better matched to the capabilities of the working population, including pregnant employees, older workers or those with functional limitations.
The guidelines will cover the legal requirements relevant to ergonomics in the workplace,risk factors of work-related MSDs, how to prevent ergonomics-related injuries and how to implement an ergonomics programme.
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