In your final project, you will partially develop an ergonomics program for the Widget Manufacturing Company of Toledo, IA. The Widget Manufacturing Company (commonly referred to as Widge) employs 264 people in the Toledo area. The pay is good for the area with manufacturing jobs averaging $55,000 per year. They have no ergonomics program at the current time. You will develop two parts of the 7 step process: 1) You will develop a training document for upper limb cumulative trauma disorders and back cumulative trauma disorders. The document should be (at an 8th grade level) directed towards increasing the knowledge of the workers about cumulative trauma (upper limb and backs). The document should be no more than 1250 words. Just cover the salient points. Assume that this is a pamphlet or letter that will be sent to every worker. 2) You will record a 2 minute ‘elevator talk’ directed at convincing management that they need an ergonomics program.
From your surveillance (first step that you have already done), you have developed a summary of the OSHA 200 logs (see table 1) from the past 5 years
Body Part Strain Sprain Other Sought Outside Medical? Days off from Work
If > 0
(average) Days of Restricted Work if > 0 (average)
Hand 3 2 1 3 3.6 10
Wrist 6 8 2 5 4.6 28
Arm/Elbow 4 1 3 3 2.5 20
Shoulder/Neck 1 2 0 0 0 0
Back 15 12 6 10 8 27
Submit the document and the recording on Canvas by 10:00 pm on December 16th.
Rubric
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Some Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent of Paper
Does this cover the 5 main issues of CTDs? Does it cover examples so it is easy to understand? Is ergonomics defined? 10.0 pts
Full Marks 0.0 pts
No Marks
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStyle of Document
8th grade or lower level? grammar? spelling? Easy to follow? 5.0 pts
Full Marks 0.0 pts
No Marks
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent of video
Does this make a strong claim for the need of ergonomics? Does it include facts and data? Is it coherent? 10.0 pts
Full Marks 0.0 pts
No Marks
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStyle of Video
Is it persuasive? Is it grammatically correct? Are there ‘likes’, ‘ers’, ‘ums’, or other breaks to the presentation? 5.0 pts
Full Marks 0.0 pts
No Marks
5.0 pts
Total Points: 30.0
