Working in a pleasant, harmonious and comfortable environment is proven to go hand in hand with productivity, that is, when employees or any worker feel comfortable in every way in the work environment in which they work, this will be reflected in excellent performance.
And as it has been studied and investigated arduously from various levels, remuneration, a good working environment are not the only issues that will affect this, but the fact that the worker feels comfortable with all those elements, instruments, will also have a lot to do with it. and objects with which he works and interacts and also with the environment.
Meanwhile, there is a discipline that has long been exclusively dedicated to studying the close relationship that human beings have with the machinery or equipment with which they have to work. And this exhaustive study has one purpose: to improve the conditions that both establish so that, as we pointed out previously, the worker feels comfortable and produces more and more ...
Ergonomics and its benefits
Ergonomics is precisely the scientific discipline that deals with studying biological and technological data that will allow man to adapt to a system, such as the machines and objects that surround him and which he sometimes uses. And also, due to ergonomics, the profession in charge of applying the theory, principles, data and methods when designing these objects and systems is designated, with the clear objective of optimizing human well-being, on the one hand, as well as the overall performance of the system in question.
Basically, ergonomics is aimed at getting humans and technology to interact in an absolutely harmonious way through design and also keeping products, jobs, tasks and equipment in clear consonance with human characteristics, needs and limitations.
If ergonomics studies and what it deals with were stopped considering, immediately, very negative effects would begin to occur for the well-being of the human being that we mentioned, because when it is left aside, injuries, occupational diseases and deterioration with respect to it would begin to appear. productivity and efficiency.
The approach that ergonomics strictly follows is that both the design of some products and that of the jobs, tools and utensils, are definitely those that adapt to man and are not to them. The logic that governs is the following: people will always be much more important than objects or productive processes, therefore, if a conflict arises between them, what has to do with the well-being of the person must always prevail and not with the system.
Meanwhile, to carry out its mission, ergonomics not only uses itself and the body of knowledge that its experience reports, but also a wide information base from other sciences such as psychology, physiology, anthropometry, biomechanics, industrial engineering and design, among others.
Ergonomic design and comfort, keys to worker efficiency
Currently and as never before, as a consequence of the presence that new technologies have achieved in all areas without exceptions, the people we work with are in constant interaction and continue for several hours with different machines, computers for example, to name the most widespread case.
Many jobs today require for their development that the worker be seated in front of a computer for at least eight hours. Meanwhile, for that employee to work comfortably and that sedentary lifestyle and static posture do not negatively affect him physically, it will be essential that he follow some of the proposals that ergonomics has studied to achieve this: lumbar support for the lower back, a correct visual distance with the monitor, height-adjustable desk chair, the knee at a 90 ° angle and the feet properly supported on the floor and for those shorter, something to rest the foot is recommended.
An ergonomic object is one that offers the user, above all else, comfort, efficiency and a good level of productivity. So, these days and taking into account the number of hours that a person spends sitting working with his computer, ergonomics is concerned and concerned with solving the physical consequences that can come from sitting so many hours in a chair that he does not observe. the proper conditions of comfort and safety, designing specific chairs for this task and seeking to adapt certain related elements, such as the keyboard, to provide that better quality of life to individuals. It is very common for people who do not use ergonomic chairs or armchairs to work, in the long run, suffer from back pain and joint pain.
