Every week, we scour the internet for the best new OHS articles and resources (so you don’t have to), and share what we find in a “Best of the Week” post.

Workplace Ergonomics Articles

Warehouse Ergonomics Tips to Decrease Injury Risk 
The approximately 705,000 workers in the warehousing and storage sector of industry perform a wide variety of manual handling tasks.  Learn how to use basic ergonomic principles to minimize ergonomic risk factors such as awkward body postures and high-applied forces.

10 Tips for Effective Prevention 
Ergonomics helps employers design jobs or workplaces to match workers’ capabilities and limitations. Making adjustments to protect workers need not be costly, difficult or frustrating. Here are ten tips employers can use to protect their workers and their company’s bottom line from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.

Office Ergonomics Tips 
Correct placement of a monitor and keyboard can reduce eye, arm, shoulder and neck fatigue. Follow these tips from ErgoTron whenever working at a computer workstation.

Working in the Power Zone (and Other Safety Material Handling Tips for Retailers) 
Designed for retailers and safety experts, this NIOSH booklet has a goal to prevent manual material handling injuries in grocery stores. Manual material handling injuries, also called overexertion injuries, account for 60% of the injuries and lost work in select retail businesses. This 23-page booklet has 13 unique illustrations showing employees in a grocery store using various mechanical assist devices for material handling tasks.

Truth vs. Myth: Ergonomics is Expensive and There is No Return on Investment 
Do you have a hard time getting support for your ergonomics process? Perhaps this is because the other leaders around you have bought into the myth that ergonomics has to be expensive. Let’s help them with that.