Page 2 of Dotco Ergonomics by Cooper Power Tools

meeting the challenge minimizing injuries while increasing productivity today s modern automated manufacturing climate is exacting a high price for its productivity and we re all paying it in the past decade performance of some repetitive tasks at work has been linked with certain health problems cumulative trauma disorders ctds most often affecting the hand arm wrist and shoulder may result from repeated gripping twisting reaching and bending ­ over weeks months and years at coopertools we re using advanced ergonomics to refine our drill grinder and fastening system design our goal to achieve maximum productivity while minimizing workers health and safety risks work-related injuries cost all of us businesses lose good productive employees to early retirement employees endure pain and loss of wages ­­ while consumers end up paying for medical treatment and business losses through higher prices for products the bottom line improving worker comfort safety and satisfaction are good for everyone to minimize injuries suffered by power tool users the first step was to precisely pinpoint the stresses put on workers fingers hands wrists and shoulders over a prolonged period those stresses combined with other kinds of stresses in the work environment can lead to sore nerves muscles tendons and joints some stress-producing conditions are easy to spot motor noise during positioning of tool none none motor noise while driving fastener motor and clutch noise during dwell none awkward working posture and unnatural body movements but others are more difficult to find so coopertools enlisted the input of experts in the field of ergonomics to identify factors that contribute to stress for power tool users key factors they said are task repetition heavy tools with high loads and exposure to cold based on these findings coopertools established the goals of reducing tool stress-factors as much as possible ­ and encouraging employers to minimize work-environment factors as much as possible use hearing protection as recommended by your employer or osha see 29cfr part 1910 type of screwdriver clecomatic push-to-start ratcheting lever-operated ratcheting noise of power tools in manufacturing is an important issue our tools have been designed to operate as quietly as possible while providing substantial power the automatic start/stop feature means that the tool runs only while the fastener is being tightened with virtually no clutch ratcheting tool noise is reduced.

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