SafetyBlog

Ergonomics – the practice of fitting a workplace to the worker – plays a key role in preventing work-related injuries. Employees who are forced to work in an awkward, unnatural environments have a higher risk of developing repetitive strain injuries (RSIs) like carpal tunnel syndrome and tarsal tunnel syndrome, as well as muskuskeletal disorders. These injuries don't occur overnight, but repeatedly moving the body in a way that's unnatural can and will cause them to develop.Ergonomics: DefinedTh …