Ergonomics in the continuous development of production systems A COPE-workshop on methods for collecting and analyzing mechanical exposure data

摘要

A workshop was arranged under the auspices of the R&D program COPE with the purpose of discussing tools by which company stakeholders can assess mechanical exposure (physical workload) as an integrated part of the development of new industrial production systems. Invited Nordic experts gave their opinions on appropriate company-based target groups, relevant exposure metrics, currently available tools, and important lines of further development. The publication contains written contributions from the experts, as well as an introductory chapter presenting the concept of integrated tool development, a summary of the plenary discussion at the workshop, and lines of future R&D inspired by the workshop.