Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Ergonomic Challenges of Employees Using Computers at Work in a Tertiary Institution in Ghana

Ergonomically designed workstationshave direct bearing on the comfort and safety of office computer users. Tremendous usage of computers in most offices of emerging economies have however, not seen accompanying applications of ergonomics in the design of computer workstations despite the numerous benefits. 

Ergonomic Challenges of Employees
Injuries and discomforts therefore have higher propensity to occur since most offices formally designed for paperbased work now accommodate computer workstations, without corresponding redesigning. The study therefore sought to assess computer workstation designs in administrative offices at Kwame Nkrumah University ofScience and Technology, with the aim of creating awareness of ergonomics and its application among administrative office computer users.

A total of 150 office employees purposively sampled participated in this study.Respondents selected included secretaries, research assistants and data and account processors. 

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