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The Ergonomics of Work Conditions as Force Element of the OHS Management

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Advances in Social and Occupational Ergonomics (AHFE 2019)

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The effectiveness of systemic occupational health and safety management is linked inextricably to the nature and scope of improvement measures. In improving OHS management, organizations which have a management system in place need to account for all factors affecting their ability to secure their desired outcomes. Such outcomes include the satisfaction of ergonomic criteria, whose application enhances the robustness of systemic management defined as the successful establishment of worker-friendly working conditions. In addition, one of the most critical focal points emphasized in the ergonomic principles that constitute an integral part of systemic management is the role of worker and factors related to the working environment. Organizations that recognize such factors while complying with ergonomic standards will be able to fully enjoy an effective management system and ultimately generate benefits for the organization itself and its stakeholders. The paper underlines the importance of ergonomic standards governing the effectiveness of systemic occupational health and safety management. It identifies ergonomic requirements as a key to improving the effectiveness of systemic management while recognizing that failures to satisfy such requirements will inevitably undermine such effectiveness.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering Management, Poznań University of Technology, ul. Strzelecka 11, 60-967, Poznań, Poland

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Górny, A. (2020). The Ergonomics of Work Conditions as Force Element of the OHS Management. In: Goossens, R., Murata, A. (eds) Advances in Social and Occupational Ergonomics. AHFE 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 970. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20145-6_18

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