Good workplace ergonomics can go a long way towards reducing strain on your employees’ bodies, decreasing accidents, and creating a more comfortable, more productive workplace. Many businesses, however, find themselves wondering whether or not they really need an ergonomics consultant. If you’re still on the fence about whether or not it will benefit your business, …
How Ergonomics Goes Beyond the Average Workplace Wellness Program
Many people associate “workplace ergonomics” with workplace wellness programs. Some large employers that offer health benefits also offer a wellness program, but such programs differ widely in the services they offer. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, “50% of firms offering health benefits in 2015 offered wellness programs related to “tobacco cessation,” “weight loss,” …
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What is Ergonomics?
To put it simply, ergonomics is about studying how people work in relation to their respective roles. But ergonomics is far more encompassing than most people realize at first glance. To us, ergonomics is about making our roles in the workplace safer which minimizes the risk of injury or harm. As technology continues to …
Computer and Desk Stretches for the Workplace
Stretching is a very natural activity that humans, along with many animals, take part in. Yet, we often tend to neglect this simple practice in the workplace because we are so focused and wrapped up in our work until we get home and pile on more troubles to our bodies which later results in muscle …
Ergo Envy
We’ve probably all had that employee who wants what someone else has….just because. When it comes to ergonomics, this question often comes up: “Am I opening a can of worms by doing ergonomics for one employee? Won’t all the other employees want the same thing?” I am going to share something that just happened last …
