Ergonomics Steps to Injury Prevention Janelle Haines, John Deere 2018 Deere & Company June/July 2013
DIOSH Day, John Deere 2018 Agenda John Deere Overview Ergonomics Review Ergonomic Analysis at John Deere Virtual Reality and Ergonomics Benefits to Stretching Additional Benefits from Ergonomics
Agriculture & Turf Division PRODUCT PLATFORMS Hay & Forage Crop Harvesting Crop Care Tractors Turf and Utility 3 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
Construction & Forestry Division CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT LINE 4 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
Construction & Forestry Division FORESTRY PRODUCT LINE 5 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
Supporting Operations Financial Services Power Systems Turf Equipment Worldwide Parts Services Intelligent Solutions Group 6 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
Global Reach 7 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
Ergonomics Overview
Ergonomics Ergonomics: The science and practice of designing jobs and workplaces to match the capabilities and limitations of the human body. Ergonomic Principles Work activities should permit employees to adopt several different healthy and safe postures. Muscle forces should be done by the largest appropriate muscle groups available. Work activities should be performed with joints at about mid-point of their range of motion. 9 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
Basic Ergonomic Risk Factors 10 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
Ergonomic Injury Also called Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) Associated with the soft tissues Muscles Ligaments Tendons Nerves Cumulative strains and sprains Not a result of a slip, trip, fall, or one-time overexertions. 11 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
Ergonomic Analysis
Ergonomic Analysis Step 1: Observation Data collection (tools used, forces, exposure, etc.) 13 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
Ergonomic Analysis Step 2: Data Analysis How is the employee effected by workcenter conditions? 14 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
Ergonomic Analysis Step 3: Ergonomic Recommendations What can be done to prevent injury? Simple solutions to improve body positions 15 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
Virtual Reality and Ergonomics
VR for Manufacturing Utilize when solutions can t be obtained with simpler analysis methods Utilize to analyze costly tooling Use to get buy-in from Safety, Facilities, Assemblers, Welders, Engineers, Management 17 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
System Components VR Software Loads and displays geometry Reads input devices and computes display Motion Tracking User input devices Display Device HTC Vive 18 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
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VR for Manufacturing Assembly procedures 20 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
VR for Manufacturing Layout review 21 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
VR for Manufacturing Weld fixture review 22 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
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Warm Up and Stretching
Why Warm Up? Physically and mentally prepares your body for work Eyes and mind on task reduces the risk of injury Jump starts the body s systems Musculoskeletal Nervous Cardiovascular Hormonal 28 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
Stretching 3 Phases Before Dynamic warmups Prepare for movement by moving During Recovery/Relief Stretching Short and frequent After Static Stretching Flexibility 29 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
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Is Ergo Worth It?
Does it Payoff? 35 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
Additional Benefits 36 DIOSH Day Janelle Haines, John Deere February 2018
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