December 1-2, 2011

The assessment of ergonomics at the workplace becomes more and more important for manufacturing companies worldwide to protect the health and performance of their workforce.

Without an objective and analytical assessment, risks caused by bad ergonomics may be overlooked, underestimated or their root causes cannot be identified properly. Imminent health risks, inefficient work tasks and ineffective countermeasures can be the result.

To allow an objective and analytical assessment also in the given constraints of industrial practice the EAWS was developed. With this comprehensive assessment tool trained practitioners are enabled to identify risks, their causes and to derive effective solutions.

New findings from research and experiences out of the application in practice need to be considered in the further development of assessment methods.

At the 1st International Conference on Ergonomic Assessment in Industrial Practice scientist directly involved in the development of assessment methods and practitioners shares their experiences with ergonomic assessments and the development and application of the EAWS in particular.

The conference took place at the Georg-Christoph Lichtenberg Haus in Darmstadt, Germany.