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Office Ergonomics: 11 Resources to Help You Find the Right Desk
The truth is that there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all perfect desk solution. You’ll have to weigh the pros and cons of each solution and find out what’s right for your situation. To help you do that, we’ve compiled a list of resources for finding the right desk.
Office Ergonomics: 11 Resources to Help You Find the Right Desk
Ergonomics
A Safety Manager’s Guide to Ergonomics Training
Establish core learning objectives for each role in the process and utilize training best practices to build a well-trained and well-equipped workforce to manage your human performance and ergonomics process.
A Safety Manager’s Guide to Ergonomics Training
Ergonomic Tips for a Healthier Workspace
Eyestrain? Sore back? It is amazing how making even small tweaks to office furnishings or work habits can make you more comfortable. To reduce your risk of injury, and improve your performance, consider these ten practical ergonomic tips for your workspace — and work style.
Ergonomic Tips for a Healthier Workspace
Workplace Athlete Health
Why Ergonomics & Wellness are a Powerful Match
A recent study by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) suggests what we’ve known for years: The organizational divisions that separate health protection (safety and health / ergonomics) from health promotion (wellness) prevents optimal resource utilization and impedes efforts to maximize the overall health and productivity of the workforce.
Why Ergonomics & Wellness are a Powerful Match
Introducing the Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Risk Spectrum
The moral of the story is that the more risk factors a worker is exposed to, the more likely they are to develop a painful and costly MSD. Ergonomic risk factors, individual risk factors or a combination of both are to blame for these painful and costly injuries. This is illustrated by the MSD Risk Spectrum.
Introducing the Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Risk Spectrum
Safety Leadership
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Safety Leaders
We all get 24 hours in a day. For many of us in the health & safety profession, it doesn’t seem like enough. There are always more reports to file, employees to tend to, and meetings on the calendar. We won’t ever get more time in the day, but what we can do is be more effective with that time.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Safety Leaders