The Role of Ergonomics in Full-Circle Employee Health

What innovations and tools are helping workplace safety professionals ensure better ergonomics?

  • By David Kopf
  • Dec 11, 2023

Ergonomics continues to get increased attention in the workplace, but worker safety and health professionals face a number of challenges when trying to ensure good ergonomics. 
Sofia Kiriukhina, the Head of Customer Success at TuMeke Ergonomics, joins the OH&S SafetyPod to discuss the role of ergonomics in full-circle employee health. It turns out that the ergonomics challenges facing businesses might also open the door to some new opportunities through innovations, technologies and rethinking previous approaches to ergonomics and assessments.


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About the Author

David Kopf is the publisher and executive editor of Occupational Health & Safety magazine.

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