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It may be counterintuitive, but on-the-job safety practices are just as important in an office environment as they are on the shop floor. Creating a good ergonomically correct office workspace will help protect your own health and the health of your employees.
OSHA reports that repetitive stress injuries (RSI) now account for sixty-two percent of all Workers’ Compensation injuries, making them the most common and most costly on-the-job injuries today.
As computers are integrated into many different functional areas, many more employees risk developing repetitive stress injuries, such as carpal tunnel syndrome or low back pain from hours working at an improperly positioned keyboard and monitor.
The good news is that repetitive stress disorders are almost entirely preventable with good workspace design and use. Ergonomics is the science of work; its goal is to create a workspace that accommodates the natural structure and movement of the body to prevent musculoskeletal disorders—especially those arising from repetitive stresses or awkward movements.
CIRMA’s office ergonomics program draws on the most up-to-date research to provide a systematic approach to reduce the risk of injury from improper workspace design. Because pain and discomfort are the chief symptoms of repetitive stress injuries, good workspace design brings an added bonus of improved employee efficiency and higher morale.
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"Carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful and debilitating condition often brought on by prolonged typing or hand movement, is now the nation’s leading occupational health cost."