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.

Ergonomics Articles

1. How to Bring Ergonomics to the Factory Floor 
The best time to bring ergonomics to the factory floor is during the design phase of new workstations and processes. This article by ergonomist Joy Ebben is a good primer on ergonomic design considerations for new workstations. Save yourself time, money and a huge hassle by getting proactive with your ergonomics process.

2. Office Ergonomics Stretches and Exercises 
The human body is designed to move — not sit at a computer all day stiff as a board. Check out these office stretches and exercises from Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety to add more movement into your daily routine.

3. Injury Prevention Resources for Manufacturing 
You might want to add this one to your bookmarks list. It’s a content rich page from WorkSafeBC featuring injury prevention resources for manufacturing that includes videos, books and pamphlets, assessment tools and helpful links.

4.ROI: A Hazard to Employee Safety? 
This is a smart write-up on EHS Today magazine by Tom Wojick. His main point is this: Focusing too intently on return on investment can affect employee safety and decisions as well as organizational success. In the last five years, we’ve witnessed tragedies that serve as prime examples of what happens when an organization’s focus on ROI is dominant.

5. Five Manual Material Handling Tips for Smarter and Safer Work Performance 
Manual material handling tasks can sometimes expose workers to risk factors that eventually turn into costly injuries and lost productivity. This week on the Ergonomics Plus blog, we looked at five tips for smarter and safer work performance in the manual material handling environment.