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Many a time people feel fatigue because of poorly designed workspaces. Your desk, your chair, your computer and keyboard the placement, height, and angle of each of them – play a crucial role in preventing muscle and eye strain. That is what has given rise to an interest in the study of ergonomics. It is the applied science of equipment design at the workplace. Ergonomics is intended to reduce fatigue and discomfort for people sitting and working in offices. 2 So why does it make sense for organizations to follow ergonomic principles? In a recent study, it has been found that over 60% of individuals diagnosed with Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) had received no training in strain injury at their offices and another 30% had received incorrect ergonomic advice. 3 Another interesting find has been that employees who turn up to work in spite of being in pain can cause massive productivity losses amounting to thousands of dollars annually. Research findings have shown that most offices in India are operating with furniture that is a mismatch to the highly networked work culture that exists and there is hardly any awareness among employees about ergonomics and how it impacts them. This has resulted in an alarming 71% of employees suffering from rapidly spreading Musculo Skeletal Disorders (MSD). The symptoms are back pain, shoulder pain of varying intensity, leading to lowering of productivity of employees at work. 4 To counter this problem, some companies have created volunteers who are part of a ‘train and trainers’ initiative. They act as custodians of their bays and monitor their colleagues’ postures and advise them on a day-to-day basis. 5 Talking about the part that employees can do to make their workplaces comfortable, some experts say that from an employee’s perspective having knowledge of what is a safe working position, and what are the right ways of relieving fatigue, how the current set-up can be optimized, what simple solutions can be incorporated, can go a long way in creating a stressfree environment with healthy employees.





(a) The study of ergonomics is essential in workplaces because it: (i) plays a crucial role in preventing muscle and eye strain. (ii) is intended to increase fatigue. (iii) causes massive productivity gains. (b) To create a stress-free environment with healthy employees, organisations: (i) need to follow ergonomic principles. (ii) must train the employees the science of ergonomics. (iii) are intended to look into the poorly designed workspaces. (c) Ergonomics is the applied science of ………………………………… design at the workplace. (d) The symptoms of MSD (Musculo Skeletal Disorders) are back ………………………………… pain. (e) To counter the problem of ergonomics, some organisations have created ………………………… who are part of a ‘train and trainers’ initiative.​

Answer 1

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