Ergonomic Initiative for Improved Workplace Posture

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According to Stringer (2016), employees’ mental and physical performance in offices has
become a silent menace wrecking havoc. Poor posture is often a common cause for hinderance at
work that leads to claims for compensation as a result of musculoskeletal disorders. As identified
by Hadgraft, et. al. (2016), majority of workforce today spend their day sitting at office desk
followed by constant use of laptops, mobile phones and systems. Since body language plays an
important role in worker performance, the main purpose of the report is to correct the body
posture of employees at work thereby instituting an Ergonomic Initiative.
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The Ergonomic Initiative will be steppingstone for the organization to improve the body
language and health of employees at work. Since a person’s mind, mood and good health can be
drivers for better performance, the organization will try to motivate them to change their habits
such as shift in posture and benefits of a healthy mind and body. Wallmann-Sperlich, Chau &
Froboese (2017), a company’s bottom line can take a big hit if employees are physically not fit
due to slouching for long hours a day. This can result in heavy neck pain, back pain and a
slouched posture which may increase the chances of employees drawing more compensation.
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The rationale behind the Ergonomic Initiative is to focus on fixing the posture issue in office
thereby reducing the worker’s compensation claims. Employees will be encouraged to take
micro-breaks to stretch. During meetings employees can either sit or walk around addressing the
agenda. A blog will be created to provide tips on benefits of a good posture, new chairs will be
installed, computer trays and Bluetooth keyboards will be provided.

References
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D. W., ... & Lawler, S. P. (2016). Feasibility and acceptability of reducing workplace
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Stringer, L. (2016). The Healthy Workplace: How to Improve the Well-Being of Your
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Wallmann-Sperlich, B., Chau, J. Y., & Froboese, I. (2017). Self-reported actual and desired
proportion of sitting, standing, walking and physically demanding tasks of office
employees in the workplace setting: do they fit together?. BMC research notes, 10(1),
504.