Ergonomics for the serious PC Gamer
Gaming is all fun and, well, games. And while it is true that time spent playing video games on your computer definitely should be an enjoyable escape, it also has the potential to lead to [...]
Importance of Ergonomics in Hybrid Working Environments
Soft couch cushions and a cute vintage chair here. Dim lighting and blackout curtains there. Ah, there’s nothing like the comforts of home. Except during a pandemic. Across the nation, new work-from-home and distance learning [...]
Posture vs Technology
More desk-bound work and converging technology are playing a big part in modern, sedentary lifestyles. To counteract this, it is important that office design takes human factors and ergonomics into consideration. Research from the Furniture Industry Research Association suggests that only 1% of the UK currently have sit-stand desks in comparison 90% of Scandinavian office workers.
Millennials – Shaping The Future of Our Workplace?
Time was when you joined a company, worked hard and, if things went your way, you’d end up in a managerial position. But the company shaped you, rather than the other way round. Now it’s all changed.
Ergonomics | The Key to Productivity
Technology continues to evolve apace, freeing us all up to work anywhere at anytime. Yet there’s still a widespread notion that every employee needs their own designated workstation, where they stay all day, head down.
Acoustics – Sabine … Say What?
On a recent visit to Auckland I caught up with Ian Cooper from The WorkTools Company. I took the opportunity to discuss acoustics, in particularly Sabine’s, with him.
Doing Ourselves Out of a Job?
The ironic and amusing aspect of this mechanisation is that this was and is designed by humans, to do humans out of a job or at least to bring the cost of the labour equation down. More than likely they will do themselves eventually out of a job as well!
Child Posture – Learning While Standing?
The use of sit to stand desks for office workers has been on the rise for a number of years now. Although standing desks were reasonably common in Victorian times and even Leonardo da Vinci used one in the 1400s, very few were height adjustable.
The Ergonomic Home Office – Monitor
How to correctly setup your computer screen to reduce headaches, sore neck and shoulders.
The Ergonomic Home Office – Desk
Home office desks tend to have more of a focus on fitting in with decor and size restrictions than function. However surprisingly enough it is actually very easy to achieve all three.