Open AccessEffective office ergonomics awareness: Experiences from global corporates
Author(s) -
Kishore P Madhwani,
Nag Pk
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_151_17
Subject(s) - safer , multinational corporation , psychological intervention , work (physics) , sri lanka , medicine , intervention (counseling) , developing country , medical education , business , engineering , nursing , socioeconomics , economic growth , computer science , sociology , computer security , mechanical engineering , finance , economics , tanzania
Use of laptops and hand-held devices increase the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). More time spent on this activity adopting faulty postures, higher the risk of developing such injuries. This study addresses training on office ergonomics with emphasis on sustainable behavior change among employees to work in safe postures, as this is a top priority in the corporate environment, today.