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Ergonomics continued Design | Print | Copy | Mail | Signs Fond du Lac | Sheboygan | Manitowoc | Green Bay Fox Cities | Beaver Dam | Oshkosh It���s Trade Show Season! Are you ready? 800.236.7515 Call today to discover the many ways EP-Direct can help YOU stand out! ��� Signage ��� RetractableBanners ��� Posters ��� Brochures���BusinessCards ��� TradeShowDisplays ��� FASTService���GREATPrices 12 | Insight on Manufacturing ��� January 2013 foot person standing next to a fourfoot person,��� she says. ���Obviously, there���s going to be some ergonomic accommodations that are going to need to be made.��� If the most feasible solution lies in the equipment, sometimes a manufacturer���s own maintenance technicians can provide a fix. ���Sometimes it���s more cost effective for us and for the company if we work with that onsite maintenance person and say, ���Hey, I���m looking for a lever ��� I don���t know exactly what I���m looking for, but I need something a little bit more ergonomically correct,������ Laurent says. Often they���ll come up with something that pulls instead of pushes, or moves in a different and less stressful way. The role of ergonomics in reducing costs and injuries maybe hasn���t totally caught on yet. ���I think ergonomics is still kind of a poor stepchild,��� says Nehrbass. ���With a focus on just traditional safety, quality and productivity, a lot of times people don���t have the training or understanding of ergonomics. So when processes are brought in, that���s kind of one of those things they don���t consider until after they���ve already made the mistakes.��� One of the things that Blankenheim tries to do is make ergonomics a cultural part of the organization, he says. Not only will manufacturers see fewer workers��� compensation claims, but they will also see a better ���experience mod,��� which is a rating that directly affects their insurance premiums, says Tony Brecunier, director of workers compensation at Secura. A focus on reducing workers��� comp claims is becoming more important as baby boomers reach retirement age. ���As workers are getting older, companies need to take into consideration that their joints may be wearing out, they can���t lift 50 pounds regularly, or be bending and squatting as much as they once were,��� Brecunier w w w.in s i g h t o n m f g .c o m