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Employee Excellence: Ergonomics and Your Office

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Wide shot of an urban street with multi-story buildings at twilight. An overlay of green text reads, "Ergonomics. Derives from the Greek words: ergon, meaning work, and nomoi, meaning natural laws."

Human factors and ergonomics is the application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes, and systems. The goal is to eliminate discomfort and risk of injury at work. Part of the "Employee Excellence" series.

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Runtime: 6 minutes 42 seconds

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Episode 2
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Wide shot of an urban street with multi-story buildings at twilight. An overlay of green text reads, "Ergonomics. Derives from the Greek words: ergon, meaning work, and nomoi, meaning natural laws."
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Grade Level: 7 - 12
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