DESARROLLO DE UN PORTAL WEB PARA ASISTIR A ERGONOMISTAS Y A PROFESIONALES DE LA PREVENCIÓN EN LA EVALUACIÓN ERGONÓMICA DE PUESTOS DE TRABAJO

Abstract

Ergonomic assessment methods identify the exposure of workers to risk factors associated to their workstations. Nowadays, many assessment methods analyze same risk type. For example, to assess manual load handling different methods have been developed, as the NIOSH equation, Snook and Ciriello tables, the Job Severity Index, the INSHT guide, etc. This paper describes a website (www.ergonautas.com) developed to assist ergonomists and prevention professionals in selecting and using job assessment methods. The website contains methods consolidated and validated by research community, adding exhaustive descriptions from their original scientific papers, online tools, detailed results reports generation, recommendations based on the obtained results and the studies files management. The website project objective is diffusing the most important ergonomic assessment methods and the development of new ergonomic methodologies to improve ergonomic workplace conditions. Keywords: Ergonomics, ergonomic assessment