School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Appl Ergon. 2010 May;41(3):417-27. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.09.005. Epub 2009 Oct 24.
The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness and provide a limited economic evaluation of an office ergonomics program at a major university from 1995 to 2007. The relationship between office-related recordable injuries, reported lost time, severity of these injuries, and the Workers' Compensation (WC) paid was analyzed and the corresponding incident cost was calculated. Two major datasets analyzed were OSHA 200/300 logs (1991-2007) and WC claims paid (1999-2007). Since the beginning of the office ergonomics program in 1995 and through 2007 (13-year period), the number of office cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) cases decreased by 53%. Since the official start (in 1999) of a 50-50 cost share agreement for office equipment purchases between the university's Safety and Health Department (SHD) and the university departments evaluated, it was observed that the incident rate decreased by 63%, Total Days Away/restrict or Transfer (DART) rate decreased by 41%, Lost Time Case (LTC) rate decreased by 71% and office-related carpal tunnel syndrome decreased by almost 50%. The long-term goal of this research is to demonstrate the self-sustainability of an office ergonomics program by showing that equipment costs are eventually offset by a decrease in WC claims paid and lost time from office-related injuries and illnesses. While limited, this research helps in cost-justifying the implementation of future office ergonomics programs for large organizations.
本研究旨在评估一项 1995 年至 2007 年在一所主要大学实施的办公室人体工程学计划的效果，并提供有限的经济评估。分析了与办公室相关的可记录伤害、报告的损失工时、这些伤害的严重程度与工伤保险（WC）赔付之间的关系，并计算了相应的事故成本。分析的两个主要数据集是 OSHA 200/300 日志（1991-2007 年）和 WC 赔付（1999-2007 年）。自 1995 年开始实施办公室人体工程学计划以来，截至 2007 年（13 年期间），办公室累积性创伤障碍（CTD）病例数减少了 53%。自 1999 年大学安全与健康部（SHD）与评估的大学部门之间正式开始实施办公室设备购买 50-50 成本分担协议以来，观察到事故发生率下降了 63%，总离岗/限制或转移（DART）率下降了 41%，损失工时病例（LTC）率下降了 71%，与办公室相关的腕管综合征减少了近 50%。本研究的长期目标是通过证明设备成本最终会被 WC 赔付和因办公室相关伤害和疾病而损失的工时减少所抵消，从而展示办公室人体工程学计划的可持续性。虽然这项研究的范围有限，但它有助于为大型组织实施未来的办公室人体工程学计划提供成本合理性依据。
