5.2.2. Neck and Back Pain
One tedious job requirement of the machine workers
is to record all the process parameters, yield, and
breakdown events into the “lot travelers.” (Note: A lot
traveler is a document that records the quantities, material
numbers, worker in charge, machine used, etc.;
it “travels” along with the production “lot” throughout
all the processes.) There were two suggested interventions.
First, redesign the lot traveler for easy reading
and writing. Different color paper may be used to
represent different processes and manufacturing lines.
Second, manual work can be reduced by linking the
lot traveler printer to the center’s technical database,
which allows auto-printing of the required parameters
(temperatures, materials, process route, etc.) onto the
lot travelers.