International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication ISSN: 2321-8169 Volume: 3 Issue: 1 368 - 377 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 368 IJRITCC | January 2015, Available @ http://www.ijritcc.org _______________________________________________________________________________________ Effect of Erroneous In Ergonomics and Its Remedies to Workers in Industries-A Literature Survey C.Vijayakumar a , T.Vignesha b , A.Murugesan c , N.Bavana d a,c Department of Mechatronics Engineering, K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode, TamilNadu, India. b,d PG Scholar, Department of Industrial Safety Engineering, K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode, TamilNadu, India. Email Id- shaasaai@gmail.com Abstract: - Industries act major role in the development of a nation. Many company workers have health problem since they do not follow or do not have awareness of ergonomics. These workers are the back bone for developing those companies. As an engineer our job is to keep the worker’s health in safe manner. Enormous effects of health issues arises on worker’s body due to erroneous of ergonomics while carrying out and perform manual material handling for the following periods of prolonged sitting, lifting and different tasks in their job. And also inadequate lighting, improper ventilation, are also effects in erratum of ergonomics, many pains and other symptoms on the body like feet, lumber region, erector spine muscles, cervical region, shoulders, upper arm, joints, knees, legs etc. so this review focuses on different kinds of industrial workers like garments, fertilizer, weaving, pharmaceutical, textile, cigarette, hand-woven carpet, office workers, small scale industries, taxi drivers, automotive industry, female nurses, their working condition to analysis the effect of erratum in ergonomics on health outcomes and remedies for industrial workers. Keywords: Ergonomics, Erratum in Ergonomics, Musculoskeletal Disorders. __________________________________________________*****_________________________________________________ 1.Introduction Ergonomics derived from two greek words: ‘ergon’ meaning work and ‘nomoi’ meaning natural laws, it literally means science of work. So practitioners of ergonomics, study the work and how to be done and how better to be, it is the attempt to make work better. Hence, ergonomics becomes so useful, and also making things comfortable and efficient comes into a play. The emphasis within ergonomics is to ensure the design, strength and ability of people and minimize the effects of their limitations, rather than forcing them to adopt. Practitioners study how people interacts with products, process and environment day to day in regulate to get better them, to make easier to use, safer more ease and efficient (1). But nothing can happen without a thorough knowledge and understanding of the user and their experience. Applying of good ergonomics will lead to easy use of product, increase efficiency in manufacturing, make furniture comfortable, contributes to safety, environment needs to make it fit for purpose. 1.1 Physical Ergonomics: It concerned with human anatomy and some of the anthropometric physiological and bio mechanical characteristics as they relate to physical activity. Its principles are widely used in design of both consumer and industrial products. For example, screw driver handles made with serrations to improve finger grip to increase friction between the skin of the hand and the handle surface. Physical ergonomics is also important in medicinal pasture, mainly to those diagnose with physiological aliments or carpel tunnel syndrome. It is also focused to patient safety and avoids medicinal error. Doctors, nurses and technicians progress separately and as a team. How must be a healthy facilities developed to achieve a best results (2). Applying ergonomics to workplace can,  Reduce the potential for accidents  Decrease the possible for injury and ill health  Improve performance and productivity (3) The account of ergonomics and human factors can reduce dramatically the likelihood of an accident. For example, in the drawing of control panels the location of switches and buttons switches that could be accidentally knocked on or off might start the wrong sequence of events that could lead to an accident. In hazardous industries, incorrect decisions or mistake actions have had catastrophic results. 1.2. Ergonomics benefits due to strong workplace  Ergonomics reduce cost by systematically reducing ergonomic risk factors, that can prevent costly MSDS, and also it helps to cost saving.  The productivity will increase often due to best ergonomics by designing a job to allow for good posture, fewer motions, better heights, less exertion and reaches, so it helps workplace more efficient.  Good ergonomics vanish the frustration and fatigue among the workers and do their best work leads to improve quality. For example, the employee might not fasten the screw tight enough due to a high force requirement which could create a product quality issue.  Improves employee engagement when employee notice that the company putting efforts to ensure health and safety and if an employee does not lead to any discomfort or fatigue in their workday then it increases employee involvement.  Creates a better safety culture ergonomics shows company commitment to safety and health as core regulator. The cumulative effect of previous four benefits of ergonomics is a stronger safety culture a company. Healthy employees are most expensive asset, creating the safety and health culture at company will lead to better human performance for organization. (29)