In 2016 over a three-week period, 3,000 corporate headquarters employees at my former company moved from one building to a new one. Even after six months, very few employees experienced work-related MSDs. In 2020, millions of people around the world moved, over about three weeks, to new home offices. And various studies show that about…
Design fascinates me. Companies open new, beautiful hotels, install multi-million dollar production lines, or spend millions on office furniture and accessories, yet do not engage Ergonomists like me in the design phase. Then they wonder why the rooms aren’t properly cleaned, production and maintenance employees are getting hurt, and office employees don’t use the full…
Someone recently asked me what industry I specialize in. I don’t. The principles of ergonomics transcend industries, as while people may look different on the outside, on the inside they are the same, and their bodies experience the same hurt no matter where in the world they may live and work. I have been in…
While the world begins to open up, studies are showing that as many as 30% of “new ” work-from-home office employees are going to remain working from home. Additionally, up to 70% of all office employees may work from home either part- or full-time going forward. But working from home can create new risks to…
Introduction The current state of “shelter in place” orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will not last forever, but the effects of these orders and how we work will last much longer than we think. This article will discuss how commercial real estate can be affected, the impact on workers compensation, the impact on…
Many organizations are asking their employees to work from home, but after a few weeks, if things are not set up well, you’re going to be feeling pretty sore and uncomfortable. Please feel free to use this Computer Workstations and Hand Held Technology Best Practices guide as you set up your home workstation. If you…
Picture in your mind the 1952 episode of “I Love Lucy,” when Lucy and her pal Ethel took jobs at a chocolate factory. Not only was the packaging conveyor line “machine paced,” it was (as part of the skit) unpredictable. Ultimately the stress and pressure brought about by the machine pacing and unpredictability proved hilariously…