The Mythology of Ergonomics - Appearing at the Georgia Conference

TheMythology

ofErgonomics

You're doingergonomics wrong...

...and it's disablingyour workforce anddriving up WC costs.

Ergonomics claims toembody the "laws of

work".So...

...quit wasting yourtime on trivial

assocaitions withbiomechanics.

FORCE

DURATION

REPETITION

These things aren'tdriving up MSD and

WC costs.

Not

her

e...

Or here...

Maybe here...

There is one significantrisk factor for back, neck

and upper extremityMSD...

...and this risk factorsdwarfs all other risk

factors...

...combined.

This factor is...

JOB SATISFACTION

But, you've told yourworkforce a different

story.

So, you get to treatMSD in the WC

system...

...where employeeswill experience twicethe disability and youget to pay a lot more!

It's time forergonomics to grow

up.

Learn how at theGeorgia Safety

Conference.http://www.georgiaconference.org/

Presented by:Benjamin Atkinson

[email protected]