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Selected ergonomic news

R.o.i. of employee well-being programs

8/5/2019

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A recent meta-study by the London School of Economics and Political Science provides economic data that is often missing for actors on the field. By measuring the correlation between workplace well-being, staff turnover, profitability, employee productivity and consumer loyalty, the authors observe:
  • that employee satisfaction correlates strongly with (even better: that it causes!) an increase of the last 3 factors, and a decrease of the first one;
  • that in the manufacturing sector, the correlation is weaker with an increase in productivity than with an increase in profitability. 

It can be hypothesized that in professions that are often paced by machines, where lean management and six sigma have largely eliminated the sources of human variability in the productivity, the drop in performance is due more to quality defects and unplanned machine downtime: when at work, employees work at an imposed level of productivity. On the other hand, they are more often absent because work is difficult: the impact of his well-being is therefore visible on profitability, provided that HR costs are allocated at the level of each unit.

This last point shows us that productivity is not necessarily the most appropriate indicator to assess the return on investment of occupational health programs, even if it is obviously the easiest to document. Profitability, a broader concept that takes into account the impact on absenteeism and turnover, is also of greater interest to managers.
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NES 2019: CORPORATE STRATEGY VS. HEALTH

6/29/2019

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On 26.08.2019, Olivier Girard will speak at the 50th Conference of the Nordic Ergonomic Society. He will discuss the most macro level of our activities: how to realign occupational health and business strategies.

The presentation will cover the two main aspects of the OH'Seed approach:
  • our culture analysis tool, which helps understand the determinants of health at work. In other words: what are the traits of your corporate culture that favor the risks, and what are those which help protecting your colleagues?
  • once the cultural analysis done, how to define an OHS policy that matches the real needs, i.e. those of the strategy as defined by the board of directors.  In other words: how can we maximize the chances that future projects succeed by supporting employees accordingly?

After the conference, an article on these topics will be published by the organizers, to be downloaded from this website. Until then, you may wish to download the program of the conference.
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a posture manual for all

1/27/2019

 
Our method is distinctly global: we teach how to preserve and health our body by improving our posture and ergonomics at work as well as at home. Hence, both employers and employees are rewarded. 

To share with you the advice underlying his success, Olivier Girard has written a posture manual  for everybody and every day. Very illustrated and didactic, it describes a posture training road-map over 3 months. Each week, a daily goal and an exercise are suggested so that all themes of our daily life are discussed: how to sit, stand, walk, lift, carry, relax, sleep, breathe, choose ergonomic furniture, etc.
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ergonomics and working from home

12/1/2018

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new: full video on working from home

Working from home is now common, in Switzerland as well as abroad. Many companies encourage their employees to stay at home, whilst more and more solopreneurs start their own business. What are the ergonomic recommendations for preserving your health when working from home?

Your body is the same in every context: the advice that we provide on our DSE training (Display Screen Equipment) is valid under every circumstance. Furthermore, you should beware three hazards specifically related to working from home or a remote location:
  • seats at home (e.g., kitchen chair, sofa) or wrongly adjusted office chairs will not support your pelvis as well as a well adjusted ergonomic chair;
  • the more you work on a laptop or tablet, the more you strain your neck;
  • due to a lack of social interactions, you will tend to take less breaks.

The ergonomic risks related to the seat are illustrated below: an ergonomic office chair with a good lumbar support, a kitchen chair with just a high backrest, and a couch. To work in good conditions, you need to invest in a good office chair, which you can purchase from approx. CHF 450 ($450). Make sure that you read this article before buying.
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Regarding your neck, now: the lower and the more horizontal the screen (e.g., a tablet lying flat on the table), the more you flex the neck. When you work on a laptop from a fixed location (e.g., from home), you can choose between two ergonomic solutions:
  • use a split screen, keyboard and mouse, so that your laptop becomes a mere central unit. You can also use a docking station;
  • raise the laptop with books, and use a detached keyboard and mouse. The distance to the screen depends on its size and on your visual acuity. The smaller the screen, the more difficult it becomes to work comfortably for a long time: if your screen is smaller than 14", I really recommend that you use a split screen.
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The pictures below show how you can create an ergonomic workstation in an Ikea closet. If you do not have a proper office chair, use a lumbar cushion on your kitchen chair. 
If you use two systems (e.g., a desktop PC and a laptop), you can consider a connector to share a keyboard, a mouse and a screen which allows you to flip from one system to the other with a mere switch.

Regarding the breaks: to protect your lumbar discs, you should stand at least every 30 min, be it for 2-3 minutes only (coffee break, bathroom, phone, chat). Your neck and eyes need to relax even more frequently, but for a shorter duration. These breaks seem frequent; however, bear in mind that they are simply biomechanical breaks. They do not force you to take an intellectual (or psychological) break, which would suppose that you take time to re-focus on your task. With a biomechanical break, you don't waste any time...

​If you can install it, I recommend the Workrave (Windows) or Time Out (iOS / Mac) freewares, which will prompt you to take breaks if you don't take them naturally.

If you want to receive personal advice on your workplace ergonomics, please choose between the two modalities below. 

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how to train on manual handling

7/16/2018

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The literature is unanimous: behavioral interventions are not effective when carried out in isolation. This does not mean that training employees is useless: it just implies that it should be part of a broader, well structured program. 

Erg'OH Conseil's specific training method, based on ergonomics and on paramedical sciences, follows 4 main rules:
  • never tell someone what to do: rather, let feel the difference between different options (i.e. train the proprioception);
  • follow a very structured approach: go from general to specific, from simple to complicated, from static to dynamic, from feet to head (caudal to cranial) and then arms;
  • have a 360° approach: work at the same time on the working conditions (ergonomics) and on the individual behaviors (postural reeducation), always with an eye on corporate culture (its current state, and how to make it evolve)
  • bear in mind that the broader goal is to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSD): trainees should be able to apply the training to all hazardous situations, incl. non-professional ones.

The training structure is illustrated below, as we use it e.g., with paramedics and healthcare staff. Steps 1-5 take place in a theory room (although the participants are already very active) and last approx. 2hrs. At least 2hrs should be dedicated to practicing in real-life situations.
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In the second part (field training), we have observed that the trainer should proceed as follows:
  • ask participants to choose the situations they wish to discuss (e.g., for paramedics: how to raise a stretcher from the ground);
  • let a few of them show how they work in these situations;
  • after each demo, open up the discussion on the biomechanical implications of the observed postures and movements (go into the details, isolating each relevant joint and muscle). This helps illustrating the theory;
  • split the discussion between "now" (in the current setup, what should I do with my body to reduce the risk?) and "in an ideal world" (which ergonomic improvements should be carried out to make our life easier and safer?). Make sure that the proposals are realistic and escalated to the management;
  • demonstrate the movement only if necessary (i.e. if none of the participants has shown the best way), emphasizing each step. Let participants try out, and guide them slowly. 

At the end of the training, participants should be familiar with all the aspects of the lifting or carrying sequence illustrated below. 
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Of course, such training is dense and brings a lot of content. Hence, splitting it over 2 sessions is appreciated, when feasible. Furthermore, participants are made aware of the fact that changing habits can only occur one step at a time. Hence, they receive at the beginning of the training a template sheet in which they can define and arrange their own goals.

The feedback we have been receiving for years is unanimously positive. Participants report to have learned and understood a lot about how the body works, even if they received prior manual handling training. Employers report to see behaviors and culture evolve, and appreciate to receive a first-level ergonomic assessment as part of the training. 
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Chris deferio: AnOTher vision of management

10/23/2017

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In this blog, we report on events and scientific articles as well as on opinions, so as to serve our readers' further education. 

This post is meant to draw your attention to the Coaching for Leaders podcast, an inspiring podcast by Dave Stachowiak, who manages it weekly with great professionalism. Registering gives access to a large structured information database. 
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In our opinion, one of the most inspiring interviews is the one of Chris Deferio (episode 289). Chris shares his experience and vision on managing part-time employees in the hospitality sector. With great distance, he explains how scheduling employees' work time is an opportunity to create a trusted relationship between employers and employees. For him, turn-over may also be a source of enrichment, even if its impact on business cannot be denied.
Chris' offset point of view is inspring by the fact that in every situation, he tries to identify a potential for some common interest within the company. He does not give anything away from a business point of view, but he offers a caring vision of management to better serve the company and its customers. Searching for a win-win balance, rather than a loose-loose compromise, also belongs to Erg'OH Conseil's DNA.

Thank you Chris for this unique vision!
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swiss price for health at work

9/24/2017

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For the last 25 years, the Swiss association Citizen@Work-Swiss (a member of the European network Citizen@Work) has been organizing the Swiss Price "Santé-Entreprise" (health at work). The price has a double goal:
  • to help companies that invest in Switzerland in the health, well-being and safety of their employees be better known
  • to inspire society through the initiatives and experience of some.
The winners receive a check as well as a professional video clip. Hereunder is the clip that was offered to the city of Lausanne, winner in 2017.
Apply too until 30th October 2017 using the application documents!
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