The presentation talks about Health & Safety issues at workplace. The cause, consequences & solutions. It also explores the importance of ergonomics and its application at the workstation.

1. Musculoskeletal Disorders

2. Are your employees
complaining about...

3. Pain/tingling in the wrist, hands and fingers...

4. Numbness in the hand and fingers...

5. Clumsiness in handling items...

6. Skin discoloration...

7. Pain in the neck and shoulder area...

8. Back, leg, or knee pain...

9. Or are you noticing
the following
employee concerns?

10. Absenteesim Absenteesim

11. Low Productivity

12. Attrition

13. Then your employees are victim of
Musculoskeletal Disorders!

14. Musculoskeletal Disorders
• MSDs are medical conditions that develop gradually over a
period of time.
It is also known as:
• Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTM)
• Repetitive Motion Injury (RMI)
• Overuse Syndrome
• Musculoskeletal Injuries
They do not ideally result from a single instantaneous event.

15. Musculoskeletal Disorders - Causes
Improper eye / neck positioning Improper sitting
Awkward Improper wrist
positions movements Musculoskeletal
Disorders

16. Affected Areas
Eyes Back

17. Upper Extremities Lower Extremeties

18. Solution?

20. Preventive measures for MSD
1) Implementation of ergonomics in the workstation:
2) Imbibing ergonmic teachings into the employees:

21. The basic question
Which office would
your employees
prefer to work in?

22. Ergonomically unequipped office OR Ergonomically equipped office

23. A physically fit employee is a happy employee 
An office which is ergonomically equipped will have a
healthy working environment

24. To know more about ergonomics & its
implementation visit:
www.ergonomicsatwork.in
www.innofitt.com

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