Ergonomics - Atlas Copco

Standing assembly
line workstation
Working in a standing position along an
assembly line involves a great deal of
walking. Although this in itself is good,
there is a tendency for operators to try
to work themselves upstream in order to
allow time to correct any errors without
interfering with the work of operators further
down the line. This is a stress situation.
Assembly work
organization
An assembly line which is equipped with
ergonomically designed hand tools, and
where interactions between tools, work-
stations and tasks have been carefully
planned, will improve working postures
and reduce mechanical load on the operators.
An example of this approach in the auto-
motive industry is the general decision to avoid
work above shoulder height. Thus, the car
Sometimes tools are used in ways the designers
never even thought of.
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