Choosing A Keyboard That Offers The Best In Office Ergonomics
When it comes to choosing a keyboard for optimal keyboard ergonomics, there are numerous options designed to enhance office ergonomics. With so many choices, how do you know which one is right for you? The concept of keyboard ergonomics dates back to the 1920s when it was suggested that splitting...
The Benefits of Workplace Ergonomics: How They Save Time And Money
Assessing the value of workplace ergonomics is no easy task. Workplace ergonomics, the scientific discipline concerned with the interaction between the worker and the different elements of their workstation/task, plays a crucial role in enhancing both employee well-being and business efficiency. Employers understand the benefits workplace ergonomics can have on...
Upgrade Your Ergonomic Program With The MSD Prevention Checklist
When was the last time you took a deeper look at your ergonomic program and the MSD Prevention Practices at your workplace? In the last five years, many workplaces put ergonomics on the back burner due to higher priority concerns related to COVID-19. Now, we’re seeing workplaces revive their MSD...
The Advantages Of Sit-Stand Workstations For Office Ergonomics
“Sitting is the New Smoking,” “Too Much Sitting is Bad for Your Health,” “The Dangers of Sitting at Work”; these headlines are in the media everywhere we turn and make you question proper office ergonomics. While these headlines are sensationalist, there is also a certain truth to them as maintaining...
How To Do A Thorough Job Demands Assessment
Think about a previous job accommodation or Return to Work case completed within your organization. You most likely referenced an existing, or completed a new, Physical Demands Assessment (PDA) to determine whether the job was an ideal fit with the employee’s physical abilities or if any modifications were necessary to...
High Temperature Health and Safety: Essential Tips for Protecting Outdoor Workers
Due to our changing climate, high temperature health and safety in hot and humid climates are a growing concern for workers and employers in North America. Over exposure to such elements can result in dehydration, heat stress, heat stroke, and overall exhaustion. It doesn’t matter if you’re young/old, fit/unfit, these...
Your Guide to an Effective MSD Prevention Program
Crafting a Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Prevention Program, sounds like a complicated task but it doesn’t have to be. You just need the basics and to focus on ensuring you have a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) Prevention Program that works to successfully reduce MSD injuries in your workplace. As part of that...
Using Ergonomics to Address the Needs of an Aging Workforce
By 2021, we can anticipate that one out of every four employees will be over the age of 55. In fact, in today’s workforce, approximately one in four (24%) persons aged 65 to 70 is still working, up from 11% in 2000. These rising statistics are due in large part...
