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IEM 624 – ERGONOMICS AND HUMAN FACTORS LEGISLATIONS

P L A T I N G

REGULATIONS
 In the Philippines, work-
related back pain
is
still the most common case of
occupational disease since
2011
- PSA LABSTAT UPDATES Vol. 22 No. 6, Issued April 2018

S T A T I S T I C S
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Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) has issued its
final rule for an Ergonomics Program
Standard, 29 CFR Part 1910.900.

This rule was issued to address the

significant risk of employee
exposure to ergonomic risk factors
in jobs in general industry
workplaces.

Exposure to ergonomic risk factors

on the job leads to musculoskeletal
disorders (MSD) of the upper
extremities, Eback
R G O Nand
O M I lower
C S S T A N D A R D
extremities.
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 Full implementation of the
program is triggered by the
activation of defined “action
triggers” for at least one of
five (5) specified MSD :

1.Repetition
2.Force
3.Awkward Postures
4.Contact Stress
5.Vibration
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 IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF ERGONOMIC PROCESS
In the workplace, the number and severity of MSDs
resulting from physical overexertion, and their associated
costs, can be substantially reduced by applying ergonomic
principles.
1.Provide Management Support
2.Involve Workers
3.Provide Training
4.Identify Problems
5.Encourage Early Reporting of MSD Symptoms
6.Implement Solutions to Control Hazards
7.Evaluate Progress

Employers are responsible for providing a safe and

healthful workplace for their workers.

E R G O N O M I C S S T A N D A R D
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 E R G O N O M I C S H I S T O R Y
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 E R G O N O M I C S H I S T O R Y
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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS
(DOLE)

1961.03 Occupational Health Services

Function(s):

(e) Advice on occupational health, safety

and hygiene and on ergonomics and
individual and collective protective
equipment;

(h) Collaboration in providing

information, training and education in
the fields of occupational health and
O S H S
hygiene and ergonomics; P H I L I P P I N E S 2 0 1 7
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 LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

The State shall afford protection to

labor, promote full employment, ensure
equal work opportunities regardless of
sex, race or creed, and regulate the
relations between workers and employers.

The State shall assure the rights of

workers to self-organization, collective
bargaining, security
of tenure, and just and humane conditions
of work.

B A S I C P O L I C Y
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 C O M P E N S A B L E
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 Ergonomic Program/
Job Title or Activity Lost Workday MSDs Total MSDs Sources
Intervention
Workers compensation
Interdisciplinary team claims were reduced
Medical Center established to prevent from 10.49% per Not Reported 29 CFR PART 1910
injurie 100FTEs in 1995 to
7.26 in 1999
Lost time injuries
Redesigned work
reduced to 49 (down
process: Mechanical In 1994 total back
35%) with 426 lost days
Nursing Hospital lifting equipment, slide injuries decreased to 29 CFR PART 1910
( a 57% decrease) and
boards, and patient 85 ( a 43% reduction)
1,851 restricted days (
transfer belts
a 54% decrease)
Introduced a training
program, job hazard Rate of repetitive
analysis and an trauma disorders
Telecommunications engineering to abate dropped from 1.1 per
Not Reported 29 CFR PART 1910
Equipment Assembly ergonomic hazards. 100,000 hours to 0.26
Medical management per 100,000 hours in 1
of injured employees year.
on restricted jobs

C A S E S T U D I E S - O F F S H O R E
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 Ergonomic Program/ Lost Workday
Job Title or Activity Total MSDs Sources
Intervention MSDs
Decrease in
In this research, comprehensive risk
workstation analysis was level and rapid upper
Garment incorporated into limb assessment JIEI Volume 14 Issue 4,
Not Reported
Manufacturing Promodel simulation to score; an increase of Dec. 2018
improve the facility layout 78% in efficiency and
of a garment facility. 194% increase in
productivity
Recommendations
Establish a basis for were developed to Authors:
WMSDs on porters in Angelica Asuncion
reduce the prevalence
fish ports and intends to
of WMSDs among the Francine Gail de Guzman
Navotas Fishport examine the prevalence,
severity, and significant porters. Fatima Mae Luto
factors that may cause Keneth Sedilla
their existence. Improvement not yet
reported

C A S E S T U D I E S
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 1. Occupational Safety and Health Standards –
http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/images/Files/OSH%20Standards%202017.pdf

2. Occupational Safety and Health Administration-

https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ergonomics/

3. Philippine Statistic Authority –

https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/LABSTAT Updates Vol 22 No 6_0.pdf

4. Ergonomics Program Standard, 29 CFR Part 1910

https://www.osha.gov/FedReg_osha_pdf/FED20001114.pdf

5. Amended Rules on Employees Compensation

http://ecc.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Booklet_Amended_Rules_on_EC_2014.pdf

R E F E R E N C E S
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