Title :
Preliminary Requirements for an Ergonomics Problem Reporting System
Author :
de Faria Cunha, V. ; Giesecke, Patrick K. ; Peckinpaugh, Amy J. ; Bass, Ellen ; Gomes, Jose Orlando
Author_Institution :
Univ. Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Abstract :
Oil refineries are inherently dangerous work environments. Petrobras, a Brazilian company, is at the forefront of improving safety in the production of crude oil and oil products. The company has implemented an ergonomic problem reporting system to identify and resolve physical ergonomic problems at their refineries. This paper analyzes the current ergonomic problem reporting system and defines preliminary requirements for an improved system that accommodates all stakeholders and streamlines the process of problem reporting and resolution.
Keywords :
ergonomics; oil refining; production engineering computing; safety; Petrobras; Web-based database; crude oil production; ergonomics problem reporting system; oil refineries; Employment; Ergonomics; Health and safety; Oil refineries; Petroleum; Product safety; Production; Refining; Relational databases; Software tools;
Conference_Titel :
Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium, 2007. SIEDS 2007. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charlottesville, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1286-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1286-0
DOI :
10.1109/SIEDS.2007.4374032
