Work Related Injuries

Common Office Injuries

Musculoskeletal, vision, and hearing problems are common in the workplace.  By applying ergonomic solutions, you may be able to reduce physical problems and improve your comfort and ability to work effectively.

Examples of musculoskeletal problems that may be related to ergonomic issues are:

• Carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Tennis elbow (epicondylitis).
• Tendonitis.
• Bursitis.
• Muscle strains, often affecting the neck, upper back, lower back, and shoulders.

What is ergonomics?

Ergonomics is the study of how you interact with your work and work environment. Office ergonomics focuses on arranging your work environment to fit your needs while you do your job. When your workstation is set up properly, you may be less likely to have problems such as headaches or eyestrain, possibly reduce neck and back pain, and perhaps prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. Whether or not your workstation is causing physical problems, a workstation that is properly set up can increase your productivity and quality of work life.

What is the purpose of ergonomics?

Injury and illness are common in the workplace and costly to both you and your company. In addition to reducing your quality of life, they also reduce your ability to be efficient and productive.

Most job-related injuries are caused by repetitive movements, awkward postures, reaching, bending over, lifting heavy objects, applying pressure or force, and working with vibrating tools. Office ergonomics can help you be more comfortable at work while reducing stress and injury caused by awkward positions and repetitive tasks.

Office ergonomics focuses on your workstation arrangement—the placement of your desk, computer monitor, chair, computer keyboard, and mouse. An ergonomic evaluation examines:

Your workstation setup, relative to your posture, length of time in a position or doing a particular task, types of movements, or repetition of movements. Your job surroundings, including the work surface, lighting, noise level, temperature, and humidity. Your job tools. This includes any device used to perform your job duties, such as a computer mouse or scanning machines.

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