SUCCESSFUL companies perceive ergonomics as a business process, not a program. They engage workers in the job improvement process and provide the guidance and coaching workers need to be successful.

Successfully launching and maintaining an ergonomics process across multiple countries can be challenging, especially when your sites aren’t large enough to warrant a person dedicated to ergonomics.

The ergonomics process may include modifying tasks, the work environment and equipment to meet the specific needs of an employee to alleviate physical stress on the body and eliminate potentially ...

Metrics are a vital part of a successful ergonomics process. Typically, the need to implement an ergonomics process comes from the desire to reduce injuries and costs, which are lagging metrics.

Ergonomics is the study of work. From an OSHA perspective, it is the process of designing the job to fit the employee, rather than forcing the employee’s body to fit the job. This process may include ...