Rehabilitation Report

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Issue 16

Winter 2011

Return to work assist good-news story

One of the many amazing return to work journeys shared through the Return to work Awards is that of Gary Watson, who turned his life around after an injury with the help of Return to work assist.

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Office ergonomics

WorkSafe NB Canada has produced a guide entitled Office Ergonomics to help determine if your computer workstation is a good fit for you. 

 

It provides you with the basic tools to set up and maintain a health workspace in the office. There are plenty of diagrams, drawing and photos to illustrate correct postures and set ups. 

 

For further information visit the website.

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Sara Pazell says:

July 5th 2011 at 11:46

Thank you for addressing office ergonomics in user-friendly material. However, it seems remiss to fail to mention the benefits of standing or adjustable sit-stand work stations in preference to a static seated station. The lumbar disc pressure is far reduced in standing or sit-stand options. Further, elbow angle is often preferred open - wrist below elbow with a negative slope of the keyboard (height-adjustable tilt desk slides are helpful). You may refer also to: Cook & Burgess-Limerick (March 2003), Guidelines for Computer Workstations. In Ergonomics Australia, 17(1), 19 – 37 for recommendations with workstations - includin

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