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Ergonomics task analysis is currently the source of much confusion in many companies, not to mention in regulatory and standards-setting bodies. Resources are being wasted, ergonomics programs are being distracted, and the employees are not getting much benefit. On one hand, too many job analyses are being generated today which are far too long and academic for what is needed. It is like giving a brain scan to a patient with a head cold, when a simple prescription of aspirin and chicken soup would do. On the other hand, when ergonomics is introduced in the workplace as a matter of common sense, some people falsely gain the impression that the field of ergonomics has little to offer in terms of engineering rigor.