Tip Sheet #16:  Office Ergonomics -- Learn How to Prevent Pain and Protect Your Health at Work

Description:  You can't do your job or enjoy it, if you're in physical pain. Learn how even the job of an office professional can be physically taxing on the body -- regardless of age or how long you've been doing your job. Plus learn how to prevent bad things from happening to your body through practicing ergonomics in the office. Your future health could depend on your ergonomic practices now.

If you're an office professional, chances are you sit a lot. Sounds easy and painless. And you don't even break a sweat in your job, right? While the latter part might be true most of the time, the real truth is that sitting at a desk most of the day can cause you tremendous musculoskeletal disorder difficulties. Translation: It can become very painful for you in the long-term if you don't follow good ergonomics in the office – even if you feel fine right now.

For one, you can develop problems with your back. Other health hazards from not following ergonomic procedures can include visual fatigue, stress, neck ache, shoulder ache, a pain in your hand – or you can even get a pain in your butt, literally. And that's not all just a result of sitting. Everything from how you use a keyboard to what posture you use when talking on the phone can contribute to these health problems.

Read the tips in this publication to get informed about office ergonomics so you stay comfortable and safe on the job and off. This publication is for anyone who works in an office professional type position, which is especially relevant to administrative professionals (whether you're a receptionist or and executive assistant).

If you're an executive or an office manager, you have an even bigger reason to read this tip sheet: Not only do you want to stay healthy and productive in your office, job but you're in charge of ensuring that your staff you supervise and office operates under the principles of ergonomics. These principles directly affect your staff's productivity, job satisfaction, and even things like worker compensation claims.

And of course, if you came to this page for solutions to that nagging neck or shoulder pain or other ache you've been having, you most definitely want to read some of these possible causes listed in this tip sheet. It quite possibly can be related to what you're doing at work.

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