ERGONOMICS

1.0 DISTRIBUTION
All Departments.

2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
INM-03-001 Environmental Health and Safety Policy

3.0 APPLICABLE FORMS
Nil.

4.0 APPLICABILITY
This document is applicable to Xxx (India) Pvt. Ltd., Xxx Plant only.

5.0 PURPOSE
To ensure that ergonomic hazards in the workplace are identified and that control strategies are implemented to minimize injuries and illnesses associated with ergonomic hazards.

6.0 SCOPE
To minimize risk and loss associated with ergonomic hazards.

7.0 RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT
All Departments and Medical and EHS Coordinator

8.0 RESPONSIBILITY
All Departments and EHS Coordinator.

9.0 DEFINITIONS

9.1 Ergonomics is the science of matching machines, products and places to their intended users. It is the application of information about human characteristics, capabilities and limitations to the design of tasks, machines, systems, living spaces and environments so that people can work, live and play safely, comfortably and efficiently

9.2 Survey
Cumulative Trauma Disorder prevention strategy with the aim to reduce the duration, frequency, and severity of exposure to ergonomic hazards. Survey typically may include worker selection and training, job rotation, addition of manpower, job enlargement and preventive maintenance of tools and equipment.

9.2 Cumulative Trauma Disorder prevention strategy with the aim to redesign jobs or tools to achieve control over those factors associated with the onset of CTD’s. Engineering controls typically may include designing or modifying workstations, work methods, and tools.

9.3 Cumulative Trauma Disorder prevention strategy that emphasizes work procedures of safe and proper work. Elements of a work practices program for ergonomics typically may include proper work techniques, employee conditioning, regular monitoring, feedback, maintenance, adjustments, and modifications

9.4 Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD)
Musculoskeletal impairment that results from repeated trauma. Often referred to as repetitive strain injuries (RS) and musculoskeletal disorders (MSD).

9.5 Ergonomic Awareness Training
General training in ergonomic awareness. Typically includes information on the varieties of Cumulative Trauma Disorders, ergonomic risk factors, symptoms of CTS, and how to prevent CTD.

9.6 Ergonomic
The scientific study of people and their work. The goal of this field is to minimize workplace injuries and illnesses through improved job design.

9.7 Protective Equipment and Devices
Equipment and devices designed to protect the worker from workplace hazards. These devices should be designed with ergonomic stressors in mind with consideration for appropriate size, physical requirements for the job, and the potential for increasing exposure to ergonomic hazards.

9.8 Risk Factor Survey
Checklist survey that identifies the presence or absence of ergonomic risk factors. These surveys typically include components such as force, frequency, posture, duration and physical stress.

9.9 Work Site Evaluation
Each workstation shall have an assessment of job/tasks to identify sources of cumulative trauma. Analysis techniques typically may include work-methods analysis, ergonomic risk factor checklists, workstation measurements, lifting analysis, and tool/equipment evaluation.

10.0 PROCEDURE
The plant will have a safety committee to look into the following:

10.1 Identify an ergonomics issues, priorities and develop strategies to eliminate injuries and illness. Based on priority, items need to be remedied as quickly feasible, given limited resources. However no more than 24 months after the ergonomics issue is found.
Ensure that the ergonomic program is consistent with industry best practices.
10.2 Work Site Analysis / Risk Assessment
All operations that have been identified as an ergonomic concern through analysis of injury/illness statistics or employee involvement shall be reviewed. This review shall include a documented work site analysis tool applied by trained ergonomic team members.

10.3 Medical Management
A competent person or the company doctor/external doctor shall examine employees reporting Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD) symptoms.

10.4 Training and Education

10.4.1 The HR and the EHS Committee Trainers shall make training available to employees on ergonomics awareness. Ergonomic awareness training shall cover:
a. Information on the variety of CTD
b. Risk factors that cause or contribute to CTD
c. How to recognize and report symptoms of the CTD

10.4.2 CTD Prevention
a. The Ergonomic team members shall undergo training on “Ergonomic Training” conducted by a qualified ergonomic instructor. The training shall cover
b. Practice in the identification of ergonomic risk factor.
c. Practice in applying a methodology for measuring and documenting the impact of ergonomic interventions.
d. Practice in evaluating and documenting the ergonomic acceptability of proposed workstation designs.

10.2 Hazard Prevention and Control
Ergonomic hazards identified by work site analysis shall be corrected using one or more of the following methods

10.5.1 Engineering controls
a. Work practice controls
b. Protective equipment and devices

10.5.2 Survey
a. Control measures shall be planned, evaluated, and implemented for identified ergonomics hazards.
b. Trained ergonomics team members shall review any change in job content, method or hardware.

11.0 REFERENCE
The Factory Act 1948, Rule 62