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Ergonomics as Significant Factor
of Sustainable Production
Agnieszka Kujawi ´ska, Katarzyna Vogt and Fryderyk Wachowiak
Abstract
Europe 2020 is development strategy set by European Union for next
decade. According to José Manuel Barroso (
2014
) in EU continuously changing
intelligent and sustainable economy growth is needed as it is favorable not only
to put attention and protection about natural environment and ecosystem but also
to bigger proactive social commitment. Parallel work on these priorities should
help EU organization as also member countries in economy prosperity grow in
global perspective through increase of employment, productivity, social cohesion.
Moreover it should be achieved also by negative influence on environment down-
scaling (especially in waste management) and bigger employers responsibility
awareness of working conditions.
Keywords
Ergonomics
·
Sustainable production
·
Human
·
Development
1 Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility
of Enterprise
Definition of sustainable development formulated in 1987 related to development
which satisfy current needs of society and at the same time keeping chances for
future generations to fulfill it also (United Nations
1987
). Moreover authors under-
line that this principle should become binding rule not only for nations, governments,
authorities, but also for manufacturing companies. Definition was described in details
by United Nations Organization in 2002 (UNO) as quoted: “sustainable development
is (…) a development that satisfy basic needs of people, preserve, protect and recover
health and integrity of Earth ecosystem, without threats of impossible needs satisfac-
tion by future generations and without exceeding long-term Earth ecosystem volume
limits” (
´
wiatowy Szczyt ZrównowaǙnego Rozwoju, Johannesburg
2002
).
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