Ergonomics For Life
Did you know that a 19th century philosophy was turned into a practical industrial application many decades later, and today it touches aspects of every day life from work to leisure? That philosophy is summed up in one word: ergonomics, based on the Greek words ‘ergon’ and ‘nomoi’, which mean ‘work’ and ‘natural law’ respectively. […]
Ergonomics: How It Developed
Modern day ergonomics is a classic example of ancient ideas evolving and finding relevance in a new age. The concept of the relationship between people and their work place and its effect on both the worker and the work, especially injuries sustained to the worker’s body because of the working environment, has been recorded for […]
Ergonomics: A History
As all sciences, the root of the study of ergonomics is also believed to have started with the process of human evolution itself. The quest to search for the natural fit between the humans and their tools is assumed to have started in the early stages of the development of the human species. Pre-historic men […]
Ergonomics Explained
For most of us, ergonomics sounds ‘fancy’ and ‘high tech’ looking expensive office chairs. It also sounds like some outer space phenomenon. Well, it’s all that too, and a whole lot of other things. If you are also one of us to whom ergonomics sound like some UFO, read on, this article is for you […]