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Title: Department of Defense Ergonomics Working Group Overview


1
Department of DefenseErgonomics Working Group
Overview
  • LTC Mary Lopez
  • Chair, DOD Ergonomics WG
  • 22 May 2000

2
Work Group Background
  • History
  • Recognition of duplication of effort
  • Established 1994
  • Multidisciplinary Membership
  • Service Points of Contact

3
Working Group Strategy
Top Down
Acquisition
Research
Ergonomics
Practice Guidelines
Deployment
Bottom Up
4
Top Down
  • DOD Policy
  • Command Support - Critical Element
  • Requires all DOD facilities to have ergonomics
    programs established under existing OSH programs
  • Specific program elements
  • OSHA Proposed Standard
  • Written submission
  • Presentations at public hearings

5
Top Down Data
  • Health Outcome
  • ICD-9 and Nature of Injury codes
  • Military (DMSS data)
  • 20 clinic visits
  • 49 limited duty dispositions (690,000 in FY 99)
  • Civilian (ICUC data)
  • 50 claims and 50 costs (275M in FY99)
  • Production-based Outcome
  • Cost Benefit Model

6
Top Down Cost-Benefit Model
  • Target Audiences
  • Applications (Base-Command level)
  • Inputs
  • Task category, demographics, health outcome
  • Costs (Medical vs Line payers)
  • Health Outcomes ergo portion
  • Production Outcome ergo portion
  • Benefit ergo portion

7
Top Down Results
  • Civilian models (GAO Report)
  • 91 reduction in workers comp costs
  • 75 reduction in cost per claim
  • Navy - Corporate Ergo Program
  • Army - Demonstration Project
  • Air Force - Activity Based Costing

8
Bottom Up
  • Program Development Status
  • Primary issue staffing and resources
  • Champion support - key element
  • Coordinated Resource Requests
  • Practical Tools
  • Turn-key focus (templates, data, case building /
    successes)
  • Applicable to all DOD agencies

9
Bottom Up Tools
  • Program Management
  • Assessment
  • Job Requirements / Physical Demands Survey
  • Risk Assessment Codes
  • DOEHRS

10
Bottom Up Tools
  • Hazard Prevention and Control
  • Low cost / Productivity focus
  • Administrative Controls
  • Health Care Management
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Low Back Pain
  • Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

11
Bottom Up Tools
  • Education and Training
  • 40 hour standard course
  • Over 2000 DOD SOH personnel trained
  • Worker/Supervisor materials
  • USUHS Master of Public Health Program
  • Concentration in Occupational Ergonomics
  • Start Summer 2001

12
Acquisition
  • Immediate Issue Informed Consumers
  • (UNICOR)
  • Larger Issue System Design and Development
  • Physical Demands
  • Advanced Technology Effect

13
Research
  • Focus Translation into Practice
  • Service Initiatives
  • Partnership Efforts (USUHS)
  • Back injury prediction study
  • Low Back Pain 2o Prevention Predictor Study

14
Future
  • Leverage Resources and Initiatives
  • Installation Program Development
  • Institutionalization
  • Culture change
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