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Are
Your Offices Ergonomic?
Offices and workspaces not set-up ergonomically make your
employees susceptible to repetitive motion injuries (RMI's)
such as carpal tunnel syndrome and back injuries. These injuries
cost employers more than $60 billion annually in workman's
compensation claims. Ergonomic solutions reduce this risk
and improve productivity by eliminating unnecessary motions,
providing proper seating support and fitting the worker to
the workspace.
What Is Ergonomics?
Ergonomics
is the science of fitting the job to the worker. When there
is a mismatch between the physical requirements of the job
and the physical capacity of the worker musculoskeletal disorders
(MSD's) can result.
MEGA
Can Help You Find Ergonomic Solutions...
Our professionally trained specialists at MEGA Office Furniture
can evaluate your offices and work areas and recommend solutions
to make these areas ergonomically correct. Each of our sales
professionals have completed a comprehensive ergonomic training
program conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University. Here
are some of the areas that are discussed in the program:
- Why
are ergonomics important?
- Workstation
recommendations, risks, & implications of injury
- Recommended
design of computer work stations
- How
to identify problems in design
- Designs
that encourage injury
- Ergonomic
intervention after injury
- OSHA
Regulations
- Office
assessments
- Office
Seating
- Proper
Positioning
- Monitor/VDT
placement
- Keyboard/mouse
placement
- Office
environment factors
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