This study surveyed a sample population of manufacturing companies in Oregon.
Respondents were surveyed concerning their perceptions of ergonomics and their use of
ergonomic consulting services from three potential sources of ergonomic consulting
services. The sources of ergonomic consulting services were the Oregon Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OR-OSHA), Workers' Compensation insurance
carriers and private consultants.
The study found that companies with less than 100 employees were the least likely to
be familiar with ergonomics. Such companies were also the least likely to have used
ergonomic consulting services.
The perception of manufacturing companies of ergonomic consulting services was
positive. Respondents felt that recommendations provided by consultants from the
different sources were effective in meeting their ergonomic objectives. They indicated that
ergonomic consulting services were useful and should be used more frequently. This was
particularly true of respondents who had used services from OR-OSHA or services from
their Workers' Compensation insurance carriers. / Graduation date: 1996
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/34908 |
| Date | 29 June 1995 |
| Creators | Linn, Joy L. |
| Contributors | Veltri, Anthony |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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