REQUISITES AND PRACTICES OF PARTICIPATORY ERGONOMICS

Participatory ergonomics is a very powerful technology of ergonomics f or realizing worker's welfare in the workplace. Successful participato ry ergonomics has its requisites and principles. The concern of this p aper is to make clear the requisites of participatory ergonomics such as participation, organization, ergonomic tools and job design concept , and the successful practices based on their applications. Relevance to industry This paper shows participatory ergonomics as a unique tech nology of ergonomics science which improves the workplace as well as p roduct quality and productivity. Successful participatory ergonomics s hould follow set procedures and practices.