HARTWELL, GA—OSHA has cited Tenneco Automotive for 13 safety and health violations following an inspection at the supplier’s assembly plant here. Proposed fines total $62,000.
ANN ARBOR, MI—Humantech Inc. has added a new course, Managing an Ergonomics Process, to its seminar series in 2013. This one-day workshop will be held in Ann Arbor, MI, on April 25 and Sept. 19.
ANN ARBOR, MI—Humantech is hosting an hour-long webinar Aug. 8 that will address solutions to the 10 most common ergonomic problems in industrial workplaces.
Not all ergonomic risk factors are job-related. Some are known as personal risk factors. These include age, gender, tobacco use, medication and previous injuries.
ANN ARBOR, MI—Humantech Inc. will present a free, live webinar July 17 at 2 p.m. Eastern. This 60-minute webinar will cover how to perform a detailed ergonomic assessment.
Ergonomics is good for plant workers as well as plant profitability. A good example of this can be found at the Westbrooke, ME, plant of SIGCO Inc., a glass and architectural metal fabricator and distributor.
CHATTANOOGA, TN—At VW’s assembly plant here, employees are checked for their cardiovascular fitness and complete three weeks of physical fitness training to be “industrial athletes.”