How Important are Ergonomics at School? School students are at greater risk than the adult workforce of musculoskeletal damage due to their rapid and greatly fluctuating growth rates, especially of their spines, leading to a push for educators to
As more employers begin to flag potential workplace health and safety (WPHS) hazards within the office environment, the push to automate ergonomic risk assessments is gathering speed – and it’s helping big corporations keep track of their ‘high risk’
Spending your mornings jammed into a crowded rail carriage or stuck in peak-hour traffic can erode that precious burst of pre-lunch productivity. This has led to many workers choosing to set up home offices to maximise efficiency. As the
Working from home sounds like the ideal work/life-balance situation, whereby you set your own hours and wear what you want. Yet, it can be fraught with hazards. Apart from your deadlines bleeding into your downtime (if you don’t set
More and more modern workers are complaining of a hectic lifestyle, with long hours, high turnover, increasing deadline demands with the expectation to “Deliver! Deliver! Deliver!” Employees are stretched to the limit and trying to find time to balance
Driving for work offers many benefits: set your own schedule; enjoy a dynamic ‘office’ environment; meet interesting people throughout the day. Yet mobile workers who spend long periods of time in their vehicles have the same musculoskeletal risks as
The agile worker has the advantage of a ‘moveable work feast’ in the office, engaging with different team members and repositioning themselves throughout the day to maintain that spark that leads to greater productivity – but at what cost
Remote workers and agile workers are under threat of chronic health concerns from the repetitive use of their portable devices. While working remotely may be a lot gentler on your boss’s inner-city carbon footprint, remote and agile workers may
It’s easy to see why flexible work options have steadily gained popularity among employers and employees in recent years. Companies with a mobile workforce can save money on office space while the employees can enjoy the freedom to work
Ergoworks ran a national mobile working series discussing the risks with having staff working offsite and some of the equipment solutions that can be provided to overcome these risks.
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