CHAPTER 8. HOW ERGONOMY IMPROVES EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY

Improving the productivity of any business improves its competitiveness and leads to increased market share and increased profits.

Ergonomics in the workplace is an incentive for employees and is thoroughly examined in any scientific approach that has to do with employee performance. Work environment conditions, which affect the speed and accuracy of work execution, physical well-being, the pace of production, memory and the quality of execution of specific tasks is a key factor for productivity and quality of performance. Some principles of motion economy have emerged from ergonomics research. These principles refer to the movements of the limbs, the design of jobs, their layout and the improvement of existing production systems. The ergonomics industry thus contributes to the proper distribution of business executives in the workplace, based on their individual physical characteristics and to ensuring productive flow while meeting their deepest emotional needs that facilitate their work.