Tool 1
Health
&
Performance
Check
Ewa Lidén
Kassel
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Project No. 030300-2
COMFOR educative packages
Tool 7:
Sitting-Check
Tool 1:
Health
&
Performance
Tool 2:
Cost/Benefit
Tool 6:
Ergo-Check
Tool 5:
Skills
(operator)
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Tool 3:
WORX for SMes
Tool 4:
Skills
(contractor)
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Tool 1: Health & Performance Check
The tool helps you to monitor and manage
• your machine operators' health situation
• their level of performance.
This is necessary to
• observe and
• act upon
changes that might impede production.
Ewa Lidén
Kassel
Presentation 2009
Project No. 030300-2
Structure of tool
The tool consists of four parts:
1.
2.
3.
4.
An operator questionnaire
A contractor logbook
A result presentation
Values for Tool 2
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Kassel
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Project No. 030300-2
To install the tool
1. Save a copy of tool on hard disc
2. Open Excel and tool
3. Push ‚Enable Macros‘ in
window which opens →
4. Set ‚security level‘ to medium 
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Kassel
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To set security level in Excel
a) Open menu ‚Tools‘
b) Choose ‚Macros ‘ Security ...
c) Choose ‚Medium‘
under tag: ‚Security level‘
in window which opens →
d) Push ‚OK‘
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Data collection template
Questions reflecting:
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•
•
•
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Working hours
Complaints
Accidents or
near accidents
Recovery
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•
•
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Sickness
Performance
Counter measures
Other
circumstances
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Managers data input sheet
• Insert date for data collection
• Adjust for current number of operators
• Enter data from questionnaires
6.
When do you consider yourself fully recovered after work?

(1) After a night's rest
o
(2) After a week-end
o
(3) After a week off or more
o
(4) After a longer vacation
o
(5) Practically never
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Kassel
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Managers data input sheet
• Insert date for data collection
• Adjust for current number of operators
• Enter data from questionnaires into
appropriate cells
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Kassel
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Project No. 030300-2
Managers data input sheet
• Insert date for data collection
• Adjust for current number of operators
• Enter data from questionnaires into
appropriate cells
• Results will be calculated automatically
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Kassel
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Project No. 030300-2
IMPORTANT 1 !
The analysis program will not work correctly,
if you do not specify the ‘number of working
hours last week’ in row 23 for each operator:
23
1
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Working hours last week
42
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47
36
12
55
11
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IMPORTANT 2 !
The analysis program will not give the correct
values for Tool 2: Cost/Benefit-Check
unless you enter in row 22 for each operator
whether he is mainly a harvester or mainly a
forwarder operator.
22
Operating: harvester (1), forwarder (2)
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1
2
2
2
1
1
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Contractor’s log book
1. The number of periods must correspond
to the number of periods in ‘Data input’.
2. Document ill health and lost performance
in the blue fields with data from own
records.
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Contractor’s log book
3. Record circumstances of importance
in the blue field
THE PERIODS WERE CHARACTERIZED BY:
Period 1:
Period 2:
Period 3:
Period 4:
Period 5:
These records are important for estimation of
costs and working out preventive measures.
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Contractor’s log book
4. Enter data for harvester and forwarder
operators
HARVESTER
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 4
Period 5
thereof with replacement:
3
2
10
0
2
thereof without replacement (machine stand still):
5
5
5
5
5
120
120
130
120
120
90
90
85
85
90
Number of harvester operator sick days:
Salary for replacement harvester operator:
(in % of salary for ordinary operator)
Performance of replacement harvester operator:
(in % of performance of ordinary operator)
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Collection of ideas
5. Document information from questions 10
and 11
• Best means to improve health and
performance?
• Other important circumstances?
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Longitudinal follow up
Check once more!
 that all operators has a value for
‘number of working hours last week’
in row 23 on the 'Data input' sheet.
 make sure that every new period is
labeled in the first column of the period
on row 19 on the ‘Data input’ sheet.
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Colour key to results
Green
No action needed. All operators have chosen the
most positive answer.
Light yellow
Action might be necessary within time
Dark yellow
Action must be taken soon
Orange
Action must be taken immediately
Red
Severe problem. Action must be taken immediately
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Interpretation of results
Identify:
1. Company strengths
2. Company weaknesses
 green cells
 red cells
 dark yellow cells
… to target the ergonomic investments!
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Result tables
No. of operator questionnaires that the analysis is based on
No. of questionnaires
Mar 08
Jun 08
Sep 08
Dec 08
Mar 09
6
5
6
7
6
Question 3: Shoulders
Mar 08
Jun 08
Sep 08
Dec 08
Mar 09
Never
0
1
1
1
1
A few times per month
3
2
1
3
2
A few times per week
3
0
2
0
0
Almost every day
0
1
1
2
2
Every day
0
1
1
1
1
Discuss (for each result table):
1. How is the trend?
2. What might lay behind the figures?
3. What measure might improve the situation? (Consult previous sheet)
4. What is the cost of the measure?
5. How effective might it be?
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Kassel
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Values for Tool 2
IMPORTANT!
In order to get
correct values the
number of data
periods related to
the last twelve
months have to be
entered in cell D8.
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Decisions table
Specify after discussion for each measure
1.
2.
3.
4.
Costs
Goal
Indicators
Responsible person
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6.
7.
8.
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Involved persons
Starting date
Finishing date
Follow up and close
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Tool 1: Health & Performance Check
Field of application
Manage machine operators' health
situation and level of performance
Type of tool
Longitudinal monitoring and
analysing instrument,
basis for decisions
Documents
Excel-file
Frequency
(recommended)
Every 3rd month
Ewa Lidén
Kassel
Presentation 2009
Project No. 030300-2