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ERGO CUP® WINNERS

AEC 2012 – Ergo Cup® winners

Workplace Solutions I - Team-Driven Workplace Solutions
Ergonomic Risk Reduction Leads Increase of Production Productivity and Saving
Cordis de Mexico

Workplace Solutions I - Team-Driven Workplace Solutions with Internal Competitions
"Fisette 2000" Tool for Mechanized Grinding
Bath Iron Works / General Dynamics

Workplace Solutions II - Engineering/Ergonomist-Driven Workplace Solutions
GE90 Swing Arm Storage System
GE Aviation

Ergonomic Program Improvement Initiatives
Associate Training Facility
Honda of America MFG. Inc.

AEC 2012 – Ergo Cup Excellence Awards (voted on by conference attendees)

Innovation
GE90 Swing Arm Storage System
GE Aviation

Simplicity
The Spool Handler: A Simple and Unique Solution to the Handling of Spools
Cordis Corporation

Cost Savings or ROI
Copper Bar Handling Solution
GE Energy Industrial Solutions

Ergonomic Risk Reduction
"Fisette 2000" Tool for Mechanized Grinding
Bath Iron Works / General Dynamics

Presentation Quality
"Running" with the Bulls - Technicians Improve Material Flow Process
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

NEW: Winners named for Creativeness in Ergonomics (CE) Awards

Each year, GOErgo and the Applied Ergonomics Conference Committee present these two awards for ergonomics creativity, and it is always one of the highlights of the conference. These awards will be presented during the AEC 2012 Awards Luncheon on Thursday, March 29. Click here to learn about this year's recipients.

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Submissions welcome for IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors

IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors (OEHF), a new journal publishing in 2012, is devoted to compiling and disseminating knowledge on occupational ergonomics and human factors theory, technology, application and practice across diverse areas and using a variety of approaches. The journal has a primary and fundamental emphasis on people at work. Click here for more details and to submit an article.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Principles of Occupational Ergonomics Online On-Demand

TRAINING DISCOUNT AVAILABLE
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IIE Annual IE Conference and Expo 2012

May 19-23, 2012
Hilton Bonnet Creek
Orlando, Fla.

Principles of Occupational Ergonomics

Sept. 24-26
Norcross, Ga.

VIDEO

Ergo Cup® winners show off innovation

The internationally recognized Ergo Cup® competition, sponsored by the Ergonomics Center of North Carolina and Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University and presented by GOErgo, provides an exciting opportunity for companies to highlight their successful ergonomic solutions. This video highlights the innovative solutions designed and implemented by finalists during the 2011 competition. View more videos>>

ARTICLES

Setting the scene for ergonomics

Industrial ergonomists know through hard experience the pushback that human factors professionals face in the field. The Interpersonal Skills Teaching Centre at Ryerson University specializes in teaching social skills to students. The core concept is to immerse the student-learner in a simulated social environment with live actors who portray relevant stakeholders. Apart from being a great learning opportunity, this technique has proven to be fun for both instructor and students.

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