If the word ‘ergonomics’ has entered the chat because your office chair is trying to murder you, here’s everything you need to know. America is one of the busiest countries in the world: we work more ...

Bates College is pleased to offer employees an ergonomics assessment program. Please contact EHS to schedule a review of your office workstation or your job task/other work area. We can often increase ...

Just mention the word ergonomics, and others might conjure up images of oddly split keyboards, rigidly straight posture, or even a standing desk or two. Ergonomics is not, in fact, the study of ...

Training is a common element of an organization's ergonomics program. Whether you manage ergonomics as a program or as a continuous improvement process, national organizations like OSHA, the National ...

In many cases, it is necessary to defeat what the organization previously assumed is “good ergonomics.” Ask anyone and you likely will get the response that good ergonomics means “chairs,” “how I sit, ...

You’ve probably heard the saying, “Sitting is the new smoking.” As funny and weird as it may sound, this shocking analogy aims to emphasize just how bad sedentarism is and how it can affect worker ...

Most of us tend to position ourselves in a way that makes us feel most comfortable because what feels best must be best, right? Well, this is not true—failing to take ergonomic precautions when it ...

You’re reading a teaser lesson from Gear Patrol’s Library of Pursuits. Like what you see? Sign up here to receive the full course, delivered to your inbox. In terms of productivity–from your chair and ...