ERGONOMICS IN OFFICE AND CLERICAL ENVIRONMENTS

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Term Paper Title	ERGONOMICS IN OFFICE AND CLERICAL ENVIRONMENTS
# of Words	3183
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	12.73

ERGONOMICS IN OFFICE AND CLERICAL ENVIRONMENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT 200

GROUP PROJECT WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT

Ergonomics is becoming one of the most important aspects of administrative management. Since the introduction of computers, offices are becoming more technologically based. Employees are spending greater amounts of time in the office and therefore must be comfortable to remain productive. Workers that feel stressed and do not like their work environments lose morale and spend more time away from the office than usual. Furniture, climate, training procedures, lighting and many more aspects are related to ergonomics in the office and clerical based environments.

Keeling and Kallaus (1996;384) says that office furniture and equipment has traditionally been manufactured and used with a view of using efficient office space and cost saving.  Although these factors are vital to work within the budget, managers fails to consider the ergonomics need of the employees.  Sleeth (1996;10) defines ergonomics as a study of the office environment to allows employees to work productively.  Ergonomically designed work environment that takes into consideration both psychological and physical needs increases job satisfaction and prevents injuries (Hess:1996;28).

Troyer (1996;20) says that employers have become extremely concerned about potential discomforts associated with extended use of repetitive duty on computers and other office equipment.  These discomforts can cause serious bodily injuries and force organisation to lose millions of dollars in loss hours of work, hospital cost and workers’ compensation claim.  Organisation became aware of the high cost associated with injuries therefore ergonomic furniture and equipment became an important issue in the work place.  Ergonomic furniture and equipment is an important issue that management should consider because it decreases the medical cost, insurance cost associated with injuries and also increases worker’s efficiency in the workplace (Allie;1996;20).

Keeling and Kallaus (1996;384) says that in order to consider the ergonomic furniture and equipment for the office, the manager must firstly understand the type of work being performed and the ergonomics needs of the employees.  Allie (1996) argues that it is also vital to educate employees about ergonomics, provide proper adjustable furniture and equipment.  Managers should also understand employees needs and ways to help them work more safely.  Troyer ...

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