ABSTRACT
Workstation design principles can be used to lessen the stress demands imposed by these postures and motions and therefore reduce the risk of injury. Secondly, as companies continue to cut costs and strive to achieve more with fewer people, workstation design can also be used as an effective tool to optimize human effectiveness, thus resulting in increased efficiency and productivity. In a competitive industrial environment with health treatment, litigation and disability costs all rising, workstation design has become a significant factor not only in determining the health of the employee but the success of the business as well. This chapter is intended to provide general principles and guidelines for ergonomic workstation design, detailed specifications are available from several sources. Visual problems as well as musculoskeletal injuries are two frequently reported concerns which can be lessened by workstation design and work methods changes.
