Archive for June, 2009
Minimize Your Risk Of Common Workplace Injuries For Enhanced Productivity
When you work, are you in a prolonged static posture? Static posture is the main reason for common workplace injuries.
Working without any motion is disastrous for your body.
The reason for this is that a healthy body can tolerate staying in one posture for only about 20 minutes.
This is why you feel [...]
Is It A Good Idea To Keep Moving While Using A Computer?
Ergonomics is not something that everyone believes in there is an argument that says you should keep your body supple and train your brain to expect the unexpected.
In other words rather than keeping the body as straight as possible, while using your computer, an alternative theory says to keep it moving by [...]
Computers Can Be Dangerous In Many Ways
As computers have become part of daily life so has injuries associated with computers which have risen almost seven times in just the past few years according to researchers.
Injuries with computers include those sustained after falling over cables or injuries when poorly placed equipment falls on top of people.
According to the [...]
How To Figure Out If You Are Sitting Correctly At Your Desk?
To determine if you are working in the best possible conditions you need to consider different factors.
Firstly is finding the correct posture, which can be determined by starting at the top of your body and working downwards.
Overall your body should be straight with the limbs near and the thighs parallel to the [...]
No More Sluggish Computing
Lots of things affect productivity in office or workplace. Computer speed is one such factor.
We use computers to make things efficient, fast and perfect.
Is the slow computer speed of your office affecting your work?
Do you need to wait for few seconds for a program to run, saving a document file or [...]
Help To Prevent Computer Related Injuries
There is a saying that goes prevention is better than the cure and it is no more relevant than in the area of hazards related to the use of computers.
Living in the electronic age has, of course, many great advantages and we literally now have the world at our finger tips.
However we must [...]
Steer Clear Of Computer Fatigue Syndrome
Computer fatigue syndrome has really become endemic with almost all offices using computers.
Whatever may be the use of computers either in home or office or in colleges; rigorous use of computers lead to a problem called computer fatigue syndrome.
This syndrome creates some kind of allergic feeling towards computer and your body [...]
Good Ergonomics Doesn’t Have To Cost A Fortune
Once you recognize the science behind ergonomics you will appreciate the need to look after your body and ensure that you provide it with the best possible condition while working for both pleasure and for a living.
There are many office products that are designed along the lines of ergonomics which can be [...]
Tips For Healthy Web Browsing
Healthy web browsing! What is meant by that? There are two things that are meant by this statement.
One is the proper way of web browsing, that is how you sit before a computer or laptop while you browse and the other is how to evaluate the information on health provided on [...]
