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Mining Publication: Implementation of an Ergonomics Process at a US Surface Coal Mine
Keywords: Coal mining Ergonomic design Ergonomics Ergonomics programs Surface mining
Original creation date: February 2007
Authors: J Torma-Krajewski, LJ Steiner, P Lewis, P Gust, K Johnson
Peer Reviewed Journal Article - February 2007
Download PDF Document (1.81 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20031731
Int J Ind Ergonom 2007 Feb; 37(2):157-167
Since 1990 and the publication of the Ergonomics Program Management Guidelines for Meatpacking Plants by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration, numerous reports of companies implementing ergonomics program have been published. However, despite these numerous reports, no examples of implementing an ergonomics program in the mining industry have been reported. In 2000, NIOSH initiated a long-term project to demonstrate the implementation of an ergonomics process designed to identify and reduce exposures to ergonomic risk factors found in mining. The mine selected for this project was the Jim Bridger Mine, a surface coal mine located 35 miles northeast of Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, WY. This paper discusses how a large, surface coal mine implemented an ergonomics program and the lessons learned while doing so.
Image of publication Implementation of an Ergonomics Process at a US Surface Coal MinePeer Reviewed Journal Article - February 2007
Download PDF Document (1.81 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20031731
Int J Ind Ergonom 2007 Feb; 37(2):157-167
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Page last reviewed: September 21, 2012
Page last updated: September 21, 2012
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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