Ergonomics and You

History of Ergonomics

Ergonomics and Economics

How You Can Help Prevent Injury to Yourself

What to do if You Feel a Repetitive Motion Injury

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At Geomatrix, we care about your health and well-being. That’s why this site has been created. Pain associated with working on your computer is not normal and not okay.

Learning about correct ergonomics is an important element to avoiding injury. Use this information as a guide to educate yourself and thus, learn ways to reduce your risk of repetitive motion injury (RMI).

Each of you is assigned an ergonomic evaluator. Contact them immediately if you feel pain related to computer usage. It is imperative to catch problems early. Most people feel relief instantly after an ergonomic solution is implemented.

Ergonomics Defined

Ergonomics is actually a combination of two Greek words: ergon (meaning work) and nomos (meaning rules). So the literal meaning is the rules of work. The idea is to take human anatomy and physiology into consideration when designing work tools. In this case, we are specifically focusing on your computer workstation. We are all not built alike, so how can all tools fit us the same?

The applied science of equipment design in order to reduce operator fatigue and discomfort.

The field that seeks to design tools, equipment, and tasks to optimize human capabilities and accommodate human limitations.

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