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Unbeatable Injury Prevention for Business and Industry
Your company has jobs where workers are lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling, and grasping tools to create your products. Employees spend thousands of hours actively reaching, bending, twisting, and exerting themselves. Despite your safety efforts, musculoskeletal disorder [...]
Early Intervention – A Competitive Advantage in Managing Sprains and Strains
For many industries, medical treatment of musculoskeletal concerns drives healthcare costs and OSHA recordables. Overexertion continues to be the leading cause of loss – more than $13 billion in 20191. What if you could avoid 85 to [...]
Survey of Employees Reveals that Most are Dissatisfied with Office Ergonomics
Recently, Performance Ergonomics was invited to present a seminar on office ergonomics at one of Arizona’s largest employers that offers an Employee Wellness Program. Our team met with employees participating in the Wellness Program and asked them [...]
Preserve the Health and Safety of Employees Working from Home with Ergonomic Best Practices
The pervasive global disturbance in the past few months has resulted in countless organizations across the U.S. now having their employees work from home. Working remotely on a day-to-day basis is a brand-new concept—and a major lifestyle [...]
What HR Professionals Should Know About the ADA and Office Ergonomics
From hiring practices to compensation and benefits, there are countless state and federal laws with which human resources professionals must ensure that their organizations are complying. One of the most important federal HR laws is the Americans [...]
Saving Healthcare Costs through Proper Ergonomics in an Office Environment
For employers in any industry, ensuring a safe workplace is essential to minimizing costs and boosting employee satisfaction and productivity. When it comes to office employees who work at desks, however, many employers harbor a dangerous misconception: [...]
What is Ergonomics? A Brief Overview for Employers
While the term “ergonomics” is commonly associated with workplace comfort, many employers do not realize how important ergonomic factors are to the success of their organizations. Regardless of the industry, ergonomics may have a significant impact on [...]
Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) Among Construction Workers through Proper Ergonomics
As a symbol of growth and progress, the construction industry is integral to the nation’s economy. However, construction is also one of the most hazardous and physically demanding occupations, frequently requiring workers to exceed their bodies’ natural [...]
How Ergonomics Can Help Mitigate the Risks of an Increasingly Sedentary Workforce
As employers strive to contain costs, boost employee productivity, and prevent workplace injuries, they are facing an increasingly common obstacle: workers with low physical fitness levels and sedentary lifestyles, both at home and at the office. A [...]
Outsourcing Office Ergonomics
Managing the needs of individual employees in the office setting is no small challenge for human resources managers. When it comes to equipment, space, and design of an adequate workspace—some employers unfortunately fall short. Sit-to-stand desks, medical/disability [...]
When Going Cheap is Actually Expensive
Budgets are tight, expenses are to be slashed, so the question is where should you cut to make the tough decisions. You may be asking yourself ... In what areas can dollars be trimmed without doing damage [...]
Workplace Ergonomic Assessments
The Basics In the simplest terms, workplace ergonomics involves designing the workplace in a way that will enhance job performance. When designing, ergonomic specialists consider a worker's physical abilities and limitations, and how to maximize the efficiency [...]
How Banking and Finance can benefit from Ergonomics
Most of us devote the majority of each day to sitting at our desk without a second thought as to any underlying hazards. After all, office work is safe, right. We’ve been using standard office equipment such [...]