by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Feb 8, 2026 | Injury Prevention, Move More, Office Ergonomics, Self-Care, WHS, Workplace Health
The rapid shift to working from home (WFH) has fundamentally changed the 21st-century workforce, offering flexibility but also introducing a new range of ergonomic and health risks. While many organisations rely on standard ergonomic checklists and workstation photos...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Jan 19, 2026 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Overuse Injury, Safety, Training, WHS, Workplace Health
Why Self-Care Ergonomic Behaviours Are Now a WHS Imperative Work has changed, and with it, the shape of WHS risk. Today’s computer-based workplaces, particularly contact centres and high-volume screen environments, face a growing wave of musculoskeletal pain,...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Jan 13, 2026 | Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing, Overuse Injury, Safety, Self-Care, Training, WHS, Workplace Health
Contact centres rarely experience catastrophic safety incidents, which is why workplace health and safety can feel like a low priority. Yet agents spend long hours seated at screens, repeating the same movements with little variation — a work pattern that carries...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Sep 12, 2025 | Workplace Health, Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Office Health & Wellbeing, Training, WHS
Walk into almost any contact centre today and you’ll see impressive investment in equipment and software. New headsets, upgraded monitors, noise-cancelling systems, and smarter CRM tools, all designed to improve productivity, reduce downtime, and streamline customer...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Sep 2, 2025 | Office Health & Wellbeing, Injury Prevention, Office Ergonomics, Self-Care, WHS, Workplace Health
Beyond Ergo: Actionable Self-Care Skills for Computer-Based Work Are your employees struggling with aches, eye strain, or RSI from long hours at the computer? You’re not alone. Over 86% of office and contact centre workers report musculoskeletal pain, and 11% suffer...
by Liz Kirk (PhD) | Jan 23, 2017 | WHS, 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 affect our...
