A primary goal of designing proper workplace, equipment, and tool design is to: A primary goal of designing proper workplace, equipment, and tool design is to: Increase production and efficiency of the operation while decreasing injury rates for the human operator. Create a pleasant working environment to encourage worker productivity by offering flexible scheduling to all employees. Replace human operators with automated, robot controlled equipment to save on workman's compensation and payroll costs. Minimize equipment failure rates to insure maximum product output