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Issue 242
Ergonomics
A Guide to User-Interface Design
“The following points are guidelines to good software interface design, not an absolute set of rules to be blindly followed. These guidelines apply to the content of screens. In addition to following these guidelines, effective software also necessitates using techniques, such as ‘storyboarding’, to ensure that the flow of information from screen to screen is logical, follows user expectations, and follows task requirements.”
Ergonomic Guidelines for User-Interface Design
Cost Justify Ergonomic Improvements
“Many ergonomic improvements can be implemented with low capital expenditures. However, when an ergonomic improvement requires a larger capital expenditure, cost can become a barrier to implementation. In these situations, it’s important to make a compelling business case for the ergonomic improvement using cost justification to prove a return on investment (ROI).”
How to Cost-Justify Ergonomic Improvements
Workplace Athlete Health
Musculoskeletal Wellness Program
“Musculoskeletal wellness used in an occupational setting is best defined as a coordinated and sustained effort to reduce muscle, joint, tendon, ligament and nerve injuries/illnesses across the workforce to improve availability and productivity. Musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses decrease workforce health status and account for more healthcare spending than any other single health condition. Musculoskeletal injuries are the largest single category of workplace injury and account for 28% of all occupational injuries. Musculoskeletal injuries significantly contribute to the imbalance between hours paid and hours actually worked resulting in a significant decrease in workforce productivity.”
Musculoskeletal Wellness Program
Stretching at the Workstation
No matter how well a workstation is designed, problems may arise if attention is not paid to the way the work is done. Working at a computer often involves very few changes in body position. This lack of movement can lead to muscle pain and strain.
Safety Leadership
Keys to a Great Safety Culture
“It’s important to begin with a common definition of a safety culture: a set of core values and behaviors that emphasize safety as an overriding priority. While values are the foundation, safety culture is ultimately expressed through what is said and done—through behavior. Each organization has or should have its own description of an ideal safety culture (based in values) however there are some elements that should be common to all. Following are seven keys to an effective safety culture … “
7 Keys to Creating a Safety Culture
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