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The Ontario Region is the largest region of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE) with 300+ members. Ontario is divided into five geographical "Sections" with a representative for each area. The sectional representatives share the responsibility of organizing workshops to ensure that all members have an opportunity to attend an event near their home.

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Getting Proactive – Approaches, Tools, and Metrics for Integrating Ergonomics into Work System Design

Workshop Location: 

• Ryerson University
  350 Victoria St,
  Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
  416) 979-5000
  Engineering Building, 3rd floor
  Room ENG358

Times (local time)

• Full Day In-Person Workshop (9am - 4:30pm) – Maximum of 20 attendees
• Webinar (9am – 12pm) – Maximum 100 viewers 

Course Fees

• No Charge. Includes lunch and refreshment breaks 

Course Information

• Full-Day In-Person Workshop (9 am - 4:30 pm)

MORNING:

This workshop will provide a framework and evidence for why and how to integrate human factors (HF, or ergonomics) more proactively into the design of production systems to prevent injuries and optimize operator performance. This is based on our current research with Manufacturing Engineering teams at BlackBerry®. Several tools and techniques, adapted for HF from fields such as operations research and industrial engineering, will be demonstrated and discussed to illustrate how ergonomists can learn more about the design process in their organization, and the strategic business goals of their management teams. The use of process maps can help indicate for ergonomists and others in the organization the best approaches for integrating HF into production systems design. Several other adapted industrial engineering tools will be demonstrated, such as a HF-failure mode and effects analysis, and a HF-design for assembly scorecard. We will illustrate the process of how these tools were customized in participation with Manufacturing Engineers at BlackBerry®, and led to required HF targets in production design processes. The workshop will be interactive, with short exercises for participants and discussions among the group.

In the afternoon, the workshop will shift its focus to ways of assessing the level of HF integration in an organization. Have you ever wondered "How will I know when the HF we are doing is World Class"? Have you had people ask "How is that HF stuff going? My boss would like to know"? We have heard these questions from managers or supervisors but have yet to find an off-the-shelf, comprehensive tool to assess the level of HF integration and performance in an organization. Throughout the afternoon session, we will explore why it is important to measure HF integration, the various approaches that might be taken to measure integration, and the areas of influence for HF within the organization. Participants will be introduced to a new tool called "HFIT" - the Human Factors Integration Tool. The audit-like tool can be used t o indicate how close your organization is to achieving World Class HF integration, and, hopefully, inspire actions for continuous improvement. The final discussion of the day will cover some of the lessons learned, facilitators, and barriers to integrating HF in design processes within organizations.  

Webinar (morning 9 am - 12 pm)

This workshop will provide a framework and evidence for why and how to integrate human factors (HF, or ergonomics) more proactively into the design of production systems to prevent injuries and optimize operator performance. This is based on our current research with Manufacturing Engineering teams at BlackBerry®. Several tools and techniques, adapted for HF from fields such as operations research and industrial engineering, will be demonstrated and discussed to illustrate how ergonomists can learn more about the design process in their organization, and the strategic business goals of their management teams. The use of process maps can help indicate for ergonomists and others in the organization the best approaches for integrating HF into production systems design. Several other adapted industrial engineering tools will be demonstrated, such as a HF-failure mode and effects analysis, and a HF-design for assembly scorecard. We will illustrate the process of how these tools were customized in participation with Manufacturing Engineers at BlackBerry®, and led to required HF targets in production design processes. The workshop will be interactive, with short exercises for participants and discussions among the group.

Eligible: ACE Ontario Members and Student Members ONLY.

Notice

• Available space is limited, once full additional members registering for the event will be placed on a waiting list in the order they register. Please notify ACE of any cancellations as soon as possible. Members who fail to attend their registered event without prior cancellation notice, will be automatically placed on to the waiting list at future events.

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