Tens of millions of people work with computers every day. Yet, many employers (or employees) don’t give much thought to how computer stations, desks and associated work are arranged. While there is no ...

Table 1 summarizes literature about general workstation design, as well as ergonomic recommendations for equipment placement and usage. The literature reviewed comes from professional nursing ...

In March 2020, many companies shifted their employees to work remotely due to the rising severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most individuals still currently work from home or through hybrid work ...

Researchers were interested in determining if a study using a psychophysical protocol could provide guidance for the development of guidelines for standing computer workstations similar to those for ...

When the pandemic closed schools and colleges everywhere, my 19-year old daughter was one of the estimated 77 million students in America suddenly thrust into a new world of online classes. As she ...

Traditionally, safety professionals have driven ergonomic improvements in an effort to reduce injuries, but all along they have been the wrong people to do this. Improving workplace ergonomics ...

Think of how fortunate you are to have an office job. Only a century ago, office jobs were uncommon, reserved mainly for the elite. The majority of people worked at jobs that required tedious and ...

Training is a critical element of a successful occupational ergonomics program. Learning opportunities provide people with the means necessary to complete the steps of the ergonomics improvement ...

The topic of ergonomics is huge. It is far too large to cover in one, ten maybe even hundreds of articles. But the benefits of ergonomic-minded planning are too important to ignore. This article is ...

Anyone who has spent time on a shop floor knows this: small aches can quickly turn into big problems when the workplace isn’t designed with people in mind. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are ...