by Liz Kirk | Jul 2, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Health & Wellbeing, Safety
Working in climate-controlled offices are certainly low-risk safety environments. However, there are a surprising number of hazards. To avoid common and preventable accidents, it is still important to talk to staff about safety. Top tips for Australian offices and...
by Liz Kirk | Jun 19, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Training
By: Liz Kirk (PhD) BeyondErgo.com.au M: 0408 751 379 The 21st Century workforce is unique. Technology has enabled alternative work choices where staff are free to hot-desk (sometimes with tablets), work from home, use laptops in coffee shops and constantly interface...
by Liz Kirk | Jun 1, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics
New Ergonomics Skills for Telecommuters The flexibility to work from home is a significant advantage for many employees. Sadly though, the move home has also lead to increasing reports of staff discomfort and injury, even with the support of ergonomics checklists and...
by Liz Kirk | Mar 1, 2018 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing
Our increasing use of computers and screens has led to increasing levels of neck pain. The forward neck posture once associated with aging is now common. In fact, “children as young as 15 have shown posture related early arthritic changes on x-rays”[1]. MSD’s (i.e....
by Liz Kirk | Aug 31, 2017 | Injury Prevention
In May 2017 Contact Central Blog, Dr Kirk summarised key elements of effective return to work (RTW) programs and suggested implementation strategies. Now, with an increasing number of agents considering working from home (WFH), new research showing Gen Y’s entering...
by Liz Kirk | Aug 9, 2017 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing
Professor Alan Hedge at The Cornell University Ergonomics Web released a review on the possible perils of Sitting and Standing at Work Key points include Sitting for “more than 1 hour …leads to the deposit of fats in adipose tissue rather than these being metabolized...
by Liz Kirk | Jan 23, 2017 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics
What can we do Right Now to feel more comfortable at work? We all know the frustration of constant niggling aches and pains at work. Working with computers is surprisingly stressful and physically demanding. The aches and pains can make us irritable and effect our...
by Liz Kirk | Aug 17, 2016 | Injury Prevention, Office Health & Wellbeing
Article by: Elizabeth Kirk and Tracey Guile Health and Wellness tips for work should be more than take the stairs and eat a salad. Now we talk about office friendly exercise (or deskercise), stress relief techniques, and work/life balance. But how do you find quick...
by Liz Kirk | Aug 10, 2016 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics
The key is to incorporate an easy-to-do, specific approach. By Robert Pater Jul 01, 2016 A wide array of people are, well, minding “mindfulness.” Perhaps because leaders realize many workers are basically going through the motions, not fully connected with...
