THE RELEVANCE OF ERGONOMICS IN THE WORKPLACE
THE RELEVANCE OF ERGONOMICS TO THE WORKPLACE. Hello there, this is Goke Akingbade (your Safety Guide) welcoming you into the year 2014. Today we will be discussing about a very important topic as regards workplace safety and health. This article is about Ergonomics. Ergonomics is a system of designing workstations, work practices and workflow to match the abilities of the worker. It is important that your organization consider implementing an ergonomics program which will reduce the risk factors that your employees might be exposed to as a result of the kind of work they do. Ergonomics can simply be defined as the science of fitting the job to the individual worker, also bearing in mind his work environment.