Preventive and Pro-active Ergonomics Influence on Maintenance Excellence Level

摘要

The equipment maintenance is an indispensable function in a manufacturing enterprise [1]. The role of maintenance is to reduce business risks in a cost effective manner. Thus achieving excellence in maintenance issues has to be treated as a strategic issue for manufacturing organizations to create world-class-manufacturers (WCM) [2]. In the following papers, the examples of activities realized to achieve excellence in maintenance area in two large companies working in food industry, especially in terms of their ergonomics, safety and employees' health.