When you’re focusing your eyes on a nearby a computer screen for long periods of time, you’ll eventually strain your eyes. This could lead to dry, irritated eyes, headaches, vision blur and difficulty focusing on your tasks. There are some … Continue reading
Ergonomics Resources: Occupational Safety
Injury At Work Law – What You Need To Know
Injury At Work Law By State Workers’ Compensation is a form of insurance that compensates wages and medical benefits for employees who are injured at work, in exchange for the employee giving up the right to sue the employer for … Continue reading
What is Workers’ Compensation Law?
If you have the misfortune of being injured on your job, you will want to know what is workers’ compensation law and how it can help you in this difficult time? Workers’ compensation is an insurance program that can pay … Continue reading
Workers Comp Attorney
How to Find a Workers Comp Attorney Injury at work law – workers’ compensation – is in place to provide protection for workers in the case of workplace related injury or illness, and to prevent and resolve disputes between employees … Continue reading
Steelcase Treadmill Workstation — Office of the Future?
I wrote in the past about the “walking while working” movement composed of a small but growing group of people abandoning their desks for a healthier alternative– a workstation jerry-rigged to a tread mill. You just may be able to … Continue reading
Eating At Your Desk: A Guilty Pleasure
Judging by how often I see my coworkers do this (and yes, I do it too), and the plethora of images I found on Flickr when entering the tags “lunch” and “desk,” eating at one’s desk is a common occurrence … Continue reading
Ergonomics is all about equipment
I’m not putting that title down lightly. Check this study out. EXEC Summary: proper ergonomic training is not enough to gain significant improvements in employee standards of working or general productivity. Now check this article. EXEC Summary: posture affects productivity … Continue reading
Ergonomics Economics: Prevention is a Good Investment
A post from Ergonomics Economics sound eerily similar to the climate change debate to me. Basically, industry tries to save money by ignoring problems until they reach crisis state. Whether it is the atmosphere or the human body, the same … Continue reading
Easy Desktop Yoga: Relieve Stress and Prevent Workplace Injuries
EasyDesktopYoga has some great videos for simple stretches and exercises you can do right at your desk. This is a great way to take a break and relax, which can prevent injuries and workday stress. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFrQxkqgv3U] Technorati Tags: office yoga, … Continue reading
Fingers Walk 16 Miles a Day; Where do They Go?
Phil Haack the software programmer says: At the end of an average eight-hour workday, the fingers have walked 16 miles over the keys and have expended energy equal to the lifting of 1 1/4 tons. -DataHand It’s unbelievable to me … Continue reading