Method for managing ergonomic risk exposure in manufacturing

US7457678B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• David R. Smith · Durham, US
• Richard J. Gardner · Brier, US
• Amy May · Seattle, US
• Chuck Eggleston · Granite Falls, US
• David Curtis Smith · Kirkland, US
• Andrea K. Pidduck · Lake Stevens, US
• Peter J. Gaul · Mukilteo, US
• John R. Amell · Woodinville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 7, 2006
• Grant date: Nov 25, 2008
• Expiry date: Jul 26, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/0635
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method of planning an operational task of a workplace collects data related to at least one task. An ergonomic risk score of each task is generated. A determination is made if the ergonomic risk score is acceptable. An option is provided to a user to proceed with the plan if the ergonomic risk score is acceptable. An option is provided to the user to redesign at least a portion of the plan.