Ergonomics is commonly thought of as how
companies design tasks and work areas to maximize the efficiency and
quality of their employees’ work.
However, ergonomics comes into everything which involves
people. Work systems, sports and leisure, health and safety should all
embody ergonomics principles if well designed. It is the applied science of
equipment design intended to maximize productivity by reducing operator
fatigue and discomfort. The field is also called biotechnology, human
engineering, and human factors engineering.
Ergonomics Service providers have sprung up to help employers handle
injury prevention, onsite physical therapy treatment and return to work
job coaching to the worksite. Employers and employees gain many benefits
by handling their ergonomic factors before an on the job injury occurs.
Once employers use ergonomic methods and procedures, they have fewer
injuries, reduced medical costs, less lost work days,
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Core Products °
Core Products International Inc. offers a broad assortment of ergonomic, orthopedic and orthotic health care products.
U.S.: Toll Free (877)
249-1251 International: 715-294-2050
Business Hours_ Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
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Access Ingenuity
3635 Montgomery Dr, Santa Rosa, CA 707 579-4380
Back Designs Inc
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92 Hamilton Dr, Novato, CA 415 883-4683Doug
Van Horn
749 Victoria Ct, Santa Rosa, CA 707 529-6781
Futures Rehab-Futures Fit 4
Karen Breckendig
320 Tesconi Cir # H, Santa Rosa, CA 707 568-0123
Jane Valerius Environmental
152 Weeks Way, Sebastopol, CA 707 824-4327
Workrite Ergonomics
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and lower rates of repeat injuries. The bottom line shows that the
cost of claims go down significantly and employees gain by not getting
injured as often or as easily.
Physical ergonomics is important in the medical field, particularly to
those diagnosed with physiological ailments or disorders such as arthritis
(both chronic and temporary) or carpal tunnel syndrome. Pressure that is
insignificant or imperceptible to those unaffected by these disorders may
be very painful, or render a device unusable, for those who are. Many
ergonomically designed products are also used or recommended to treat or
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