Biomechanics Help Reduce Lost Work Hours for Assembly Line Workers
Posted on December 18, 2007 - Filed Under Technology
A partnership between The Ohio State University and the local Honda factory in Columbus, is working to reduce the injuries such as pinched neck and slipped discs that are so common with assembly line workers.
Honda’s seven-year-old partnership with OSU is the latest in a safety push by manufacturers anxious over liability claims and rising health care costs. In the past decade and a half U.S. manufacturers cut the number of injuries and illnesses involving days away from work from 352 to 141 per 10,000 full-time workers. Honda North America has cut accidents that resulted in lost time by 70% in the past five years.
To read more about this advancement in assembly line safety technology, click here.
Related posts:
- Meaningful Work and Compensations
- Technology That Could Reduce Airport Wait, Slowed By TSA
- Lost In Singapore
- Business After Hours is Thursday
- Seiko Instruments and Best Buy for Business Partner to Offer Mobile Thermal Printers to …
Comments
Leave a Reply