According to J Paul Lee of the University of California, Davis, work-related injuries cost our economy about $192 billion annually*. There are 23,000 on-the-job injuries in the United States every single day. That’s over 8.5 million injuries annually. This is a huge burden on the economy, employers, individuals and families.
Part V – Task Lighting The fifth and final post in our series on office ergonomics: Task Lighting. Learn about ergonomic chairs, sit-stand desks, monitor arms, and keyboard trays in our past posts. Q: What is task lighting? A: Task lighting is focused lighting used in a particular area for
Part IV – Keyboard Trays Learn about Keyboard Trays in Part IV of our series on office ergonomics. Previously, we’ve looked at ergonomic chairs, sit-stand desks, and monitor arms. Q: What is a keyboard tray? A: A keyboard tray is an adjustable mechanism that holds a keyboard (and sometimes mouse).
Part III – Monitor Arms Part III of our series on Office Ergonomics examines Monitor Arms. Check out Part II on sit-stand desks and Part I on ergonomic chairs. Q: What are monitor arms? A: Monitor arms mount on desks, wall, poles, or ceilings to allow flexible positioning of a
Part II – Standing Desks In Part II of office ergonomics, we’ll examine Sit-stand desks. Read about ergonomic chairs in Part I. Q: What is a sit-stand desk? A: A sit-stand desk is any desk that allows the user to change position from sitting to standing while working on the
Investing in office ergonomics will help create a healthy, productive, and motivated work environment. Q: What is ergonomics? A: Ergonomics is the science of fitting the task to the worker in order to maximize productivity while reducing discomfort, fatigue and injury. For many years, companies have followed a one-size-fits-all approach
Are you standing while reading this? If you’re like millions of computer users across the world, chances are that you are not standing. Several studies have verified the hazards of sitting for long periods of time at workplace. Recently the same concerns have been raised about students sitting for long
What if you want to get onto the sit stand bandwagon but don’t want to get rid of your existing desk? Simple, you convert your desk to a standing desk with a converter. The four different WorkFit series of workstations are meant exactly for that. See our chart below for easy workstation
Coccydynia is a word that literally means “tailbone pain,” and there are several causes. Usually, there was a prior injury to the tailbone, like a fall sitting onto a hard surface. The pain could have started right at the time of the fall, or the problem could slowly progress to become
This is what users are saying about Ergotron WorkFit-T: “I love my new Ergotron desk. No more back pain from either sitting all day or standing all day. A combination of both working styles is awesome.” “I love this workstation. It is built with high quality materials, it is sturdy and