Innovation Through People: Gerdau Ameristeel-Charlotte's Brick Chute Design

摘要

Gerdau Ameristeel is the fourth largest overall steel company and the second largest mini-mill steel producer in North America. The company is one of the largest producers of reinforcing steel in the U.S., and is a major supplier of merchant bars, wire rod, nails, welded wire mesh, railroad spikes, structural shapes and pilings.rnThe company's ergonomic policy states that "we have a professional obligation to decrease ergonomic risks through proper design of tasks and assessment of risk to identify and improve jobs." With the national emphasis on an aging workforce and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), the company set out in 2007 to develop a plan to assess and eliminate MSDs throughout the company. The company's facility located near Charlotte, NC, stepped up to the challenge, identifying problems and devising award-winning solutions.