Fact:
Every year approximately 35% of the working population in the U.K. suffer from back pain with a further 17% complaining of aches in their arms and legs. The U.K. loses up to 6 billion pounds in lost production each year due to these work-related musculo-skeletal problems.

Many of these problems are caused by poor working practices. Ergonomics aims to fit the work to the worker, thus reducing any stresses or strains, be they physical or psychological, on the worker. Thus correct office ergonomics will have a positive effect on the health of the workforce and be reflected in the company’s overall performance.

Ergonomics is ‘the fit between people, the things they do, the objects they use and the environments they work and travel in’.

Since the Health & Safety Regulations were amended in 2002 ergonomic workstation assessments have become an important aspect of many companies Health & Safety policy and practice.

Wikipedia

'Ergonomics is commonly thought of as how companies design tasks and work areas to maximize the efficiency and quality of their employees’ work. However, ergonomics comes into everything which involves people. Work systems, sports and leisure, health and safety should all embody ergonomics principles if well designed'. - Wikipedia

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