Ergonomics

Latest Ergonomics Articles

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  Driver Safety

  8 Important Ergonomic Aids for Drivers

  We are all familiar with drug testing rules and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations meant to promote safety on the roads, but employers cannot ignore other...

  By: Lauren Conkey

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  Health and Safety

  How To Use Engineering Controls To Keep Your Employees Safe By Reducing Hazards

  The COVID-19 pandemic has given renewed attention to the use of engineering controls. We see it daily in the plexiglass that retailers and groceries have placed between...

  By: Jennifer Crump

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  Ergonomics

  5 Job Tasks That Are Potentially Ergonomically Hazardous

  Employers need to be aware of the job roles and tasks within their company that can pose significant ergonomic risks to employees. After identifying these tasks and...

  By: Elly McGuinness

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  Health and Safety

  4 Tips To Relieve and Reduce Eye Strain

  Eye strain is an issue affecting a growing number of workers. For many of these workers, it is also impacting their productivity. In one recent study, eight in ten...

  By: Jennifer Crump

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  Ergonomics

  9 Things To Consider When Selecting An Ergonomic Office Chair

  Workplace injuries are costly to employers and painful for employees. But one type of injury, in particular, is entirely avoidable.Office workers, call center employees,...

  By: Jennifer Crump

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  Ergonomics

  Standing Desks: Pros and Cons to Consider

  A sedentary lifestyle, defined as sitting for six hours or more a day, has been linked to a stunning 71% higher death rate compared to those with more active lifestyles...

  By: Jennifer Crump

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  Ergonomics

  4 Ways To Improve The Ergonomics Of Your Home Office

  The workplace landscape has drastically changed in recent months. As a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, many office workers have found themselves working from...

  By: Elly McGuinness

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  Ergonomics

  9 Common Causes of Contact Stress and How to Educate Employees

  Contact stress occurs when a worker places direct pressure on their tendons, nerves or blood vessels by resting or striking a part of their body against a hard or angled...

  By: Jennifer Crump

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  Ergonomics

  10 Ergonomic Hazards In The Workplace To Look Out For

  Ergonomic hazards put your workers and your company at risk and can wreak havoc on your bottom line. The musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) that are the result of ergonomic...

  By: Jennifer Crump

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  Wellness

  How to Ease Lower Back Pain with Yoga

  Lower back pain is a widespread problem and is estimated to affect about 31 million Americans at any given time. An increase in associated absenteeism and a reduction in...

  By: Elly McGuinness

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  Health and Safety

  Keeping Your Workforce Safe: Effective Ways to Avoid Workplace Injuries

  Every seven seconds, a worker is injured according to statistics released by the National Safety Council (NSC). And, in an even more staggering statistic, that...

  By: Jennifer Crump

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  Ergonomics

  Top 3 Tips to Improve Workplace Posture

  A person's posture can be defined as the way they hold or carry their body. At the central focus of a person's posture is their spinal alignment. When the spine...

  By: Elly McGuinness