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Proactive Approach to Ergonomics Reduces Pain in Office Workers
EHS Today

A proactive ergonomic intervention reduces pain related to poor work postures in office employees, according to a study in the October Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine …

Reliability of Postural Observations in Ergonomic Assessments
ErgoWeb

Researchers Bao, Howard, Spielholz, Silverstein, and Polissar conducted a study designed to investigate interrater reliability — the ability of different observers/assessors to reach the same conclusions when visually estimating posture. In their introduction, the authors review the three postural observation methods that are available to ergonomists …

Corporate Wellness — Of the People, By the People, For the People
NIFS

What’s happening in corporate wellness programs right now could be characterized as something of a revolt. Well, revolt might be a little dramatic (don’t think Arab Spring), but perhaps it’s more appropriate to say that those who are the target of carrot/stick employee wellness strategies are pushing back …

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