C 17 Ergonomic Center Overview DOD1

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Tim Miller Shannon Dills C-17 Ergonomic Center Orientation

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Charter: The Ergonomic office provides qualified resources to conduct ergonomic activity designed to reduce injuries and enhance performance throughout IDS Long Beach. Scope: The Ergonomics Center serves all areas of the IDS Long Beach organization. ERGONOMIC CENTER CHARTER / SCOPE

BACKGROUND: 

BACKGROUND Demographics are effecting our production workforce Age of average worker is mid-50’s Approximately 90% of the ergonomic injuries are production related Workers comp costs are very high and are having a significant impact on the program

BACKGROUND: 

BACKGROUND Need to continue to drive production efficiencies to achieve our financial goals Center is sponsored by Production Operations Close cooperation with Safety and Health organization Production Operations Strategic Planning activities validated the need for a more robust ergonomic program

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C-17 INJURY STATISTICS Ergonomic Related Injuries Source Data: RMIS Database 2002 YTD Production Environment Office Environment 415 Injury Causes Injury Location Injury Data points to ergonomic opportunities 52 931 Total 467 Ergo related 51.0 % 88%

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Lean ERGO Center Tooling and Assembly Applications Fixed Tool Modifications Data Management Evaluations Training Injury # Cost # Equipment Techniques Methods Measures Ergonomic assessments from injuries Ergonomic assessments from tasks Office evaluations AIWs/3Ps Project reviews Action Tracking Awareness Comprehensive Specific Office Workshops Ergonomic Hand Tools Assembly Modifications AO/Process changes Shop floor usage plans Product procurement Process/design reviews New Technology Project budget mgt Tooling redesign Ladders/work stands Handling fixtures New tool design Project budget mgt Strategic Tactical ERGONOMIC CENTER STRATEGY

STRATEGIES: 

STRATEGIES Target ergonomic improvement opportunities based on a sound analysis of injury data – focus on areas of the factory that represent the greatest ergonomic risk Use our strong employee involvement culture to involve the workforce in ergonomic awareness

STRATEGIES: 

STRATEGIES Leverage our partnership with CSLB Lab and Lean Technology group to provide advanced ergonomic solutions – for example the chip recovery system Partner with lean manufacturing to conduct accelerated ergonomic workshops to drive continuous improvements

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ERGONOMIC CENTER INTERFACES Factory Wide Integration And Cooperation

CAPABILITIES: 

CAPABILITIES Focused ergonomic experts on staff – two full time employees Ergonomic Job Evaluations Conduct Proactive ergonomic process improvements Provide training

CAPABILITIES: 

CAPABILITIES Return to work (905) employees will be used BHMS – Boeing Human Modeling System Software will be used to conduct human factor analysis and prototyping solutions We have sponsored a cross-functional Ergonomic Production Tool Test & evaluation team The team is actively conducting a rigorous technical as well as end-user subjective evaluation of the latest ergonomic production tools to guide future purchases

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Improve Production Efficiencies Improve Morale Provide professional ergonomic solutions to reduce work place injuries and workers compensation costs Develop a sustainable ergonomics plan that will satisfy our customers Become the benchmark for IDS Establish ergonomics performance measures and accountability Focus financial & technology resources on appropriate ergonomic solutions Assure future production / process improvements are aligned with the latest ergonomic techniques ERGONOMIC CENTER GOALS

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Implement a World Class Ergonomics Center Provide professional ergonomic solutions to reduce IDS - LB work place injuries and workers compensation costs Assure future production/process improvements are aligned with the latest ergonomic techniques Become the benchmark for IDS by improving performance and reducing injuries through ergonomics SUMMARY