國內外勞工的肌肉骨骼傷害情形相當普遍，肌肉骨骼傷害不僅危害勞工的健康，同時也會降低生產力，增加社會支出。為了降低以及預防肌肉骨骼傷害，各國紛紛設立肌肉骨骼傷害防制體系，建立以人因工程為基礎的肌肉骨骼傷害的防制方法。
本研究在於探討比較美國、加拿大、比利時等各方文獻，諸如政府出版品、網路平台，分析各國所提出的策略及方法，比較異同，並從而提出台灣的改善方針。大體上，各國的防制體系大體由三個關係緊密的團體構成：政府機關制定法令及強制執行；研究機構與勞工保險提供防制方針與技術支援；民間社團、協會、顧問公司以及醫療健檢中心負責推廣與輔導。在這三個團體之上，成立一個由政府、勞方、與資方代表所組成的諮詢委員會，負責監控肌肉骨骼傷害防制的方針。在各國的防制體系當中，加拿大的防制系統為最完善有效的系統。在方法方面，大約可分為五個步驟－預先準備、資料蒐集、辨識危害因子、改善方案與執行、改善後評估，成為一套以人因工程的角度來預防肌肉骨骼傷害的有效方法。
結果顯示，在策略方面，台灣防制體系－勞工健康促進平台－與其他國家類似，但其層級較低。管制平台由勞工安全衛生研究所整合，但是勞工安全衛生研究所為一個研究機構，缺乏執法的強制性。服務聯繫平台是一個防制推廣的促進者，負責聯繫三個執行平台。三個執行平台當中，人因工作平台負責人因工程介入改善，職衛服務平台負責衛生的改善，診治中心負責疾病的治療。本研究建議台灣應該將防制系統層級提升，加入有立法以及執法權力的勞工安全衛生處與檢查處，由勞工安全衛生研究所為首結合勞保局與研究機構提供策略方針與技術支援，民間團體執行現場輔導，以健全整個肌肉骨骼傷害防制體系。
在方法方面，台灣有良好的人因工程學現場改善技術－勾選式表單以及SOP表單。在現況說明可以輕易且完整的記錄現場資訊、明確的判斷危害因子、以及有邏輯的構思各種可行的改善方案、有效的預估改善績效。然而，台灣的方法是個只包含四個步驟的簡化版本，建議方法應該增加預先準備，例如管理者的承諾與支持、員工的參與合作、以及教訓練等等；以及強化改善後評估程序，諸如改善後追蹤、優良改善獎勵、和計畫成果建檔，以健全我國肌肉骨骼傷害防制策略。

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