Ergonomic Interventions in Office Environments: Impact on Employee Productivity and Health

Kimberly Long Holt

doi:10.55927/fjas.v4i9.370

Authors

Kimberly Long Holt Health and Safety Concepts

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55927/fjas.v4i9.370

Keywords:

Ergonomic Interventions, Office Workers, Productivity, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Workplace Health

Abstract

The paper focuses on the impact of ergonomics on productivity and health outcomes among office workers, especially musculoskeletal ailments, computer vision ailments, and work disability. The available research literature is involved in the case of the research (2018-2025): participatory ergonomics, ergonomics training in workstations, and work changing. The findings above have affirmed that the ergonomic programmes have beneficial impacts on the health of the employees, stability in job satisfaction, and production. Such an intervention involving the workers is more productive, especially in the long term, and it gives more payoffs compared to the standard top-down interventions. The paper demonstrates the applicability of heartened, multiplied, holistic, inclusive ergonomic training that involves physical changeover, educative, and membership campaign to ensure the current perceived value of optimal condition and working productivity at the place of work.

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