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In accessible design, design, Ergonomics, Ergonomics in Design Posted February 26, 2015

Institute for Workplace Health Researcher finds 22-44% of office workers have pain in their neck, shoulder, arms/hands.

In any given year, anywhere from 24 to 44 per cent of office workers report the presence of pain and discomfort in their neck, shoulder, arms or hands, according to large-scale surveys conducted [...]

By Carla Mardonet

In accessible design, Back Pain, blog, Business, Canada, chairs, compliance, courses, Ergnomic Design, ergonomic audits, ergonomic design, Ergonomic design; Ergonomics, ergonomic regulations, ergonomic standards, Ergonomics, Ergonomics in office design, Human Centred Design, Human Error and the Titanic, human factors, Human Factors Design, Human Resources Posted July 30, 2014

Did you know Ergonomics is about Preventing Human Error?

Many an OH&S Manager or Committee make the same assumptions when attempting a Root Cause Analysis. Too often the human factor is deemed to be the cause for an accident, near miss or MSI [...]