Ergonomics I – Matt Herron Part 3 || Client Side Chats

May 8, 2024 | Client Side Chats

Part three of our five-part series with Matt Heron, MS, PE, CSP, CPE, Lead Safety Engineer at the Southwest Research Institute, focuses on an interesting ergonomics success in an industrial setting. Matt and James discuss the design of the replacement tool and how that assisted the employees and improved the process. The business impact will be discussed in Part four. An excellent 10 minutes to watch and listen.

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