Case study 3 : Silicon Graphics Inc.
Case2 1 : Write the summary of the article in less than 150 words. (10 marks) Another Ergonomics case study is about a large supplier of computers servers, workstations and super-computers called Silicon Graphic Inc. The workers doing office work had to use the computer mouse extensively , assembly line had to do considerable manual work while handling materials and the workers also had to lift heavy computer systems to pack them into shipping boxes. The hazards were identified by increasing cases of Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD) related injuries in 1990s , increase back injuries and a resulting increase in medical costs. Furthermore , they hired an ergonomics consultant to evaluate the workstations for ergonomic conditions and provided compulsory ergonomic trainings to their employess and purchased new ergonomics office equipment. The ergonomics case study goes on to report that is reduced their upper limb disorder cas...