| Document ID (ISN) | 104729 |
| CIS number |
06-223 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-6870 - Applied Ergonomics |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Mirka G.A. |
| Title |
Development of an ergonomics guideline for the furniture manufacturing industry |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2005, Vol.36, No.2, p.241-247. Illus. 10 ref. |
| Abstract |
The American Furniture Manufacturers Association has developed ergonomic guidelines for its members in the form of a document that includes basic information as well as a compilation of best practices submitted by members of the furniture manufacturing community. This voluntary guidance was developed through an industry-research-government partnership and made strategic use of the unique attributes that each sector brought to this effort. This article outlines some of the characteristics of the partnership including the roles played by each, the different motivations for pursuing the guidelines, the challenges faced during the development of the document, the successes experienced in this process and a proposed outline for measuring the effectiveness of this effort. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
furniture industry; ergonomics |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; cooperation; comment on directive; research |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
Woodworking industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Lumber and the woodworking industry
Ergonomics
Woodworking industry
|
