Using Ergonomics To Improve Your Ability To Manage Your Day – Part 2

Through a properly designed workstation, an employer can prevent musculoskeletal conditions that will cut down or prevent costly injuries. Sometimes this is as little as just controlling the physical environment or computer screen and keyboard placement while at other times it means improving office lighting or developing another office format.

Interestingly, researchers have found that a workstation designed in a curved shape is more effective than an L-shaped station because it reduces the number of times an individual must turn their body around to reach everything they require. In other words, you ideally want a desk area that is shaped something like a cockpit in an airplane-where everything is within reach without twisting or turning.

While some businesses may believe that this can become very costly, especially with limited budgets, it is not as costly as it used to be and definitely less expensive than an employee who is out of work for weeks at a time. And, even better, the marketplace is now full of products that will help to curb these injuries and the price of molded form chairs and desktop accessories have come down significantly in recent years.