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    ILO/IEA Ergonomic checkpoints : evaluering van inhoud en gebruik in 'n opleidingsprogram
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12) Scribante, Fredo; Calitz, C. J.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial psychology.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The question arose with the publication of the ILO/IEA Ergonomic Checkpoints if the manual is going to be of positive use to rectify the poor usage of ergonomics in the past and to achieve the objectives that were set by the authors of the manual. Their was concern that the manual might be purchased by a person not familiar with ergonomics at all, which could result in ineffective use. The result could be that ergonomics could be seen as a field of study of little use to the business world. This study concentrates on the evaluation of Ergonomic Checkpoints as it is used in an industrially developing country such as South Africa. The primary objective of the study is to find to what extent Ergonomic Checkpoints is suitable to be used as a manual for use in a training program. Various factors were taken in account that could possible have an effect on the implementation of Ergonomic Checkpoints in a training program. The last objective of the study was to determine the usefulness and frequency of use of the manual. A questionnaire was developed to measure these factors. Various seminars on Ergonomic Checkpoints were presented in South Africa during 1996. The participants of this study all attended these seminars. Due to the time lapse between the last seminar and the commencing of this study, only 80% of the participants could be traced. The evaluation of the training program on Ergonomic Checkpoints were done based on the evaluation method of Kirkpatrick. This model of evaluation is done on four levels: the reaction level, learning level, behaviour level and result level. This evaluation was done mainly on the reaction level and to a lesser extent in the behavior and result levels. The reason for this is that no prior testing could be done due to the fact that there was no seminars conducted during the period of this study. Suggestions are however made as to how a full study in this regard can be carried out. The most important results of the study can be summarized as follows: • There are some shortcomings in the subject matter of Ergonomic Checkpoints. • Ergonomic Checkpoints can be used in a training program but will be more successful if it is tied to a systematic model to give structure to the training effort. • The manual is reasonably free of external factors, ego readability, that could influence the outcome of the training. • The frequency of use is not as high as expected, although the users indicated that the manual is a useful source of information on ergonomics. Suggestions are presented on how to increase the use of Ergonomic Checkpoints can be in a positive manner. Ergonomic Checkpoints is a good start to prove the worth of the implementation of ergonomic principles to possible users in industrial developing countries.