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Basic Ergonomics

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Source: Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation

Ergonomics is applying engineering and scientific principles when designing a work environment that accommodates the employee in relation to the workplace, product, equipment, tools, workspace and organization of the work. Ergonomics' objective is to fit the task to the worker, rather than force the person to adapt to the work environment.

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Basic Ergonomics For Construction

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Source: Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 2007 overexertion caused more than 17 percent of construction's workplace injuries and illnesses.

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Office Ergonomics

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Source: Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission

Do you know what ergonomic means? It's nothing magic; it just means making the workplace fit the worker instead of making the worker fit the workplace.

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Assured Grounding Programs and Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters

Electric shock, and too often fatalities, occur on construction jobsites when temporary power systems are in use. All construction workers who operate power tools should receive training in the systems that safeguard them from electrical hazards.