PhD Excerpt | Why Current Training Is Failing Call Centre and Office Workers
Office ergonomic training is common, yet high rates of discomfort among operators continue. Here’s why! When I completed my PhD in 2013, it focused on the role of ergonomic training in WHS and Wellness within the Australian Call Centres. It showed that musculoskeletal...
The Risks of Using Laptops
Do your staff use laptops? Did you know the ergonomic standards recommend that working with laptops flat on the work surface be limited to 2 hours a day? Are managers unwittingly increasing exposure to risk to Worker Compensation claims? WorkSafe Qld –...
Stress and Career Burnout
Stress-Relieving Tips to Help Busy Professionals Avoid Career Burnout Written by Dr Liz Kirk (PhD) and Julie Morris. Career burnout is a complex phenomenon, a severe emotional state characterised by fatigue, frustration, and exhaustion. Prolonged stress leads to...
Why We Should Worry About WFH & How To Expand Staff Support
The launch into a work from home (WFH) world has demonstrated advantages for employers and employees. However, new research and my professional experience show the WFH shift has been accompanied by growing aches, pain and musculoskeletal discomfort, even with the...
Why you should exercise at work
Wellness at work is no longer just a talking point. It’s imperative to the health of both employees and the bottom line. For businesses, a culture that focusses on wellness training that works, and ergonomics to reduce pain, the pay-off is increased productivity and...
Frontline Leaders Coaching Skills
A great tip for Frontline Leaders I am often asked – How can I help my team? We all know high rates of absenteeism are a concern. The reasons vary, but one factor rarely recognised are the levels of discomfort experienced by consultants. Prof Alan Hedge from Cornell...
Question Ergo Training
Position Paper Why we question the benefits of office ergonomics This paper argues that the doubts regarding the benefits of office ergonomics have arisen due to the unrealised gap between research and the development of training that successfully translates that...
ARE YOU GETTING HEADACHES?
Spending long hours looking down at a screen, especially when bright and fairly close to your face is hard on your eyes, and your neck, upper back and shoulder muscles. ◊ Try reducing the brightness on your screen to reduce eye strain. Desktop computers can commonly...