You might start with a mandatory ergonomic training program for employees and managers. This can be accomplished by having someone come to your facility to speak to your employees about ergonomics, or you could purchase a CD based training program that takes about 45 minutes for each individual to complete. Completion of the training program certifies an individual with a basic comprehension of ergonomic principals. In the following months, you might distribute a pamphlet on workspace design, pass out a questionnaire, bring in a massage or hand therapist, show an ergonomics video, give out exercise mouse pads, keyboard templates or any of a wide variety of items to remind each and every employee about the risks and responsibilities of work related injuries. If performed frequently, ergonomic training and its components will become part of an employee's everyday thought process.
Many individuals often ignore the symptoms until it becomes too painful to continue working.
At this point, working through the pain becomes a matter of disability, Worker's Compensation claims, and endless doctor and therapist visits. Exercise software will also give workers the option of doing the exercise immediately, in seven minutes or skip the session altogether. It can even show in real-time video, the proper method and speed to perform each exercise. One of the least expensive, most beneficial additions to a computer environment can be the installation of a high quality optical filter. An optical filter differs from a glare screen in that it uses optical quality glass or polycarbonate and superior optical and conductive coatings that increase the contrast and resolution of the images and characters displayed on the screen.