Keywords: Work station equipment, good posture, support, anthropometrics, musculoskeletal injury, keyboard, mouse,

Why matching workstation equipment to individual need is vital

Duncan Abbott | Feature | HSW
01.07.2006

The £37 500 compensation paid to a journalist last month by an employer who ignored her developing musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) (see news page 3) is more than a gentle reminder to the rest of us to pay close attention to desk-based workers' ergonomic needs.

But even when we try to p ...

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