By James Moore
Friday, March 5, 2021 | 45 | 0 | min read
I recently watched a webinar on ergonomics advice from ErgoSmith that was owned by Mindy Smith. I’ve seen them in attendance at least five or six times in the past 15 years. If you contact her, she can share the entire presentation with you.
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She kindly allowed me to use a few slides from her presentation. I decided to use three of these so as not to delve too deep into an area I know so little about other than saving workers money and even reducing injuries from home.
My decision to address ergonomics came from this post on home injuries that went viral a few months ago.
If you think ergonomics isn’t worth the time or effort, check out how ergonomists can cut carpal tunnel syndrome in the workplace by 50% and save employers millions in employee compensation budgets.
Ergonomics is risk management in its most basic form: practical cost reduction.
When you click the thumbnails below, you should see the entire slide. I will leave a comment under each one. All have ErgoSmith as the copyright owner.
This slide covers one of the areas I suffer from a lot: computer eye fatigue. I had recently verified a claim in which the injured worker had a healing corneal tear. She worked at home on her computer 15 hours a day. This slide may have prevented symptoms from returning. The injured worker’s claim was reopened with reserves of $ 40,000 as she may have needed corrective surgery.
The advice on setting up your home office / desk is simple, but it does reduce stress and strain when you sit at a desk all day. This may even be true when you return to the office. I know stands and footrests seem like expensive options, right? Then check out slide three for advice on home ergonomics, which was a shock to me.
A $ 17 laptop stand seems reasonable. I always thought that ergonomic devices were extremely expensive. On some employee comp claims, I paid 1,000% more for the same items. This TeamErgo slide and many of the presentations Mindy showed me deny that point very often. Ergonomics can reasonably be done.
Conclusion on ergonomic advice at home
I think we can call to see that good inexpensive ergonomics are available for the home. The ergonomics didn’t stop when your employer moved you home from an office. This great advice can prevent you from having a comp incident with remote workers.
This blog post is provided by James Moore, AIC, MBA, ChFC, ARM and republished with permission from J&L Risk Management Consultants. Visit the full website at www.cutcompcosts.com.
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