Injury and illness are common in the workplace and costly to both you and your employer. Not only do they reduce your quality of life, but they also reduce your ability to be efficient and productive. In one study, over half of employees who used computers for at least 15 hours per week in their first week of a new job reported musculoskeletal problems.Most job-related injuries are caused by falls, repetitive movements, awkward postures, reaching, bending over, lifting heavy objects, applying pressure or force, or working with vibrating tools. Office ergonomics can help you be more comfortable at work while reducing stress and injury caused by awkward positions and repetitive tasks.
Office ergonomics focuses on your workstation arrangement-the placement of equipment such as your desk, computer monitor, chair, computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone. An ergonomic evaluation examines:
Your workstation setup, relative to your posture, length of time in a position or doing a particular task, types of movements, or repetition of movements.
Your job surroundings, including the work surface, lighting, noise level, temperature, and humidity.
Your job tools. This includes any device used to perform your job duties, such as a computer mouse or scanning machines.
Office ergonomics focuses on your workstation arrangement-the placement of equipment such as your desk, computer monitor, chair, computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone. An ergonomic evaluation examines:
Your workstation setup, relative to your posture, length of time in a position or doing a particular task, types of movements, or repetition of movements.
Your job surroundings, including the work surface, lighting, noise level, temperature, and humidity.
Your job tools. This includes any device used to perform your job duties, such as a computer mouse or scanning machines.
No comments:
Post a Comment