Musculoskeletal disorders in assembly jobs in the automotive industry with special reference to age management aspects
- 作者：Kurt L ; au ; Holger Rademacher ; Herwig Meschke ; Gabriele Winter ; Karlheinz Schaub ; Marc Grasmueck ; Ingo Moelbert ; Michael Sommer ; Jens Schulze
- 关键词：Musculoskeletal symptoms ; Age management ; Workload– ; strain analysis ; Automotive industry ; Assembly work
- 刊名：International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
- 出版年：2008
- 期刊代码：83_01698141
- 类别：et
- 出版时间：July-August 2008
- 卷：38
- 期：7-8
- 页码：561-576
- 文件大小：649 K
摘要
Production planners in the automotive industry are already being confronted with the problem of steadily increasing age of workers performing assembly jobs which frequently involve highly repetitive, short-cycle operations, and this problem seems likely to become more acute in the future. Two diametrically opposed solutions are being used: (1) Older workers are phased out under early retirement schemes (before musculoskeletal problems arise), and preference is given to younger workers, in many cases on a temporary, subcontracted basis. (2) Ergonomic and medical danger points in assembly processes are identified and eliminated by modification of the work model, irrespective of whether older or younger workers are involved.