DETERMINING THE COST-BENEFITS OF ERGONOMIC INTERVENTIONS AND FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THEIR SUCCESS

Managers usually can justify financially supporting a proposed ergonomics intervention only when it is supported by a sound cost benefit analysis. The factors to consider and sources of information for calculating the costs and benefits of proposed ergonomic pro- jects are described. Based upon his...

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Main Author: Hal W. Hendrick
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Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Ergonomia 2001-01-01
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description Managers usually can justify financially supporting a proposed ergonomics intervention only when it is supported by a sound cost benefit analysis. The factors to consider and sources of information for calculating the costs and benefits of proposed ergonomic pro- jects are described. Based upon his review of numerous ergonomics projects, the com- mon characteristics of successful ergonomics interventions gleaned by the author are described and then illustrated by actual documented cases
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DETERMINING THE COST-BENEFITS OF ERGONOMIC INTERVENTIONS AND FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THEIR SUCCESS
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title DETERMINING THE COST-BENEFITS OF ERGONOMIC INTERVENTIONS AND FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THEIR SUCCESS
title_full DETERMINING THE COST-BENEFITS OF ERGONOMIC INTERVENTIONS AND FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THEIR SUCCESS
title_fullStr DETERMINING THE COST-BENEFITS OF ERGONOMIC INTERVENTIONS AND FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THEIR SUCCESS
title_full_unstemmed DETERMINING THE COST-BENEFITS OF ERGONOMIC INTERVENTIONS AND FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THEIR SUCCESS
title_short DETERMINING THE COST-BENEFITS OF ERGONOMIC INTERVENTIONS AND FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THEIR SUCCESS
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