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The Ergonomic System
Source: elaborated from “Human Factors/Ergonomics (HF/E) Definition and Applications” by the International Ergonomics Association, “Methods in the understanding of human factors", John R. Wilson, 2005, and “Human factors in healthcare: Welcome progress, but still scratching the surface”, P. Waterson and K. Catchpole, 2015.
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Ergonomics / Human Factors Principles and Domains
Source: based on “Principles and Guidelines for HF/E Design and Management of Work Systems”, International Ergonomics Association and the International Labour Organization,
2020, and “Ergonomics 101: The Definition, Domains, and Applications of Ergonomics”, M. Middlesworth, ergo-plus.com, 2020.
locations, including their homes. Remote work is both flexible and part- time8.
This scenario means that employers must develop brand new strategies to support their employees’ choices about where they want and need to work and how they ensure their health and wellbeing in spaces outside of the traditional corporate domain.
EVEN ALLOWING FOR ITS DRAWBACKS, THE OVERALL OPINION OF EMPLOYEES IS THAT REMOTE WORK HAS HAD A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THEIR LIVES.
At a managerial level, these challenges mean there must be a shift of perspective when it comes to the role of ergonomics.
Where once it was concerned primarily with occupational health and safety, it must now also focus on the company’s responsibility to and relationship with remote workers. It must enhance their performance regardless of where they might work. It must, in short, transform remote work into smart work.
ERGONOMICS / HUMAN FACTORS
humans as assets
technology as a tool to assist humans
PRINCIPLES
promotion of quality of life
DOMAINS
COGNITIVE
Mental processes and capacities of humans when at work.
Work stress Ability to decide Mental load
respect for individual differences
responsibility to all stakeholders
PHYSICAL
Human body’s responses to physical and physiological workloads.
Repetitive tasks Posture adoption Musculoskeletal Disorders
ORGANISATIONAL
Organisational structures, policies and processes in the work environment.
Work organisation Work online Work groups