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ergonomics

Stand and deliver

Sit-stand desks have surged in popularity in office spaces in recent years – but are they making the difference they should? And are they even being used properly says Guy Osmond, Managing Director of Osmond Ergonomics Office workers are a…

Shape shifting

Paul Edward, Managing Director of British office furniture designer and manufacturer Staverton explains why choosing flexible and mobile furniture can help employees to shape the environment to suit their needs The pandemic, and our…

Ergonomics at eye level

Whether it’s a laptop or tablet on the kitchen table, in a café or co-working space, in a lecture theatre or on the train – nowadays it’s possible to work on the computer and stream content from anywhere. Something that often falls by the…

Ergonomic matters

Workstation assessments have been neglected and the effect on staff health and wellbeing is becoming a problem says Guy Osmond, Managing Director of Osmond Ergonomics When the world was turned upside-down by COVID, many things fell by the…

Safety in the post-Covid world

Kate Gardner, Tutor & H&S Consultant for International Workplace describes how health and safety training for managers has evolved to meet post pandemic challenges Having lived and worked through a challenging 18 months, managers…

Home advantage

While workers are beginning to go back to the office, a significant number of knowledge workers are still primarily home based. A trend paper from DURABLE, ‘Working in small spaces’ provides some practical solutions When FMJ covered…

Personal preferences

Patrick Ames, Director of Claremont suggests we need to look to individual personas to create ergonomic, desirable and efficient workplaces After 20 months of unprecedented change – businesses are fast realising the need to reinvent the…