What does “workplace ergonomics” aim to achieve?

Workplace ergonomics focuses on optimizing the design of workspaces and tasks to improve efficiency and reduce the risk of injury. This discipline involves understanding how people interact with their work environment and making adjustments to ensure that the work conditions fit the needs of the employees. By analyzing and modifying their physical workspace, tools, and processes, ergonomics aims to reduce strain, prevent musculoskeletal disorders, and ultimately enhance overall worker safety and performance.

While increasing employee satisfaction and morale, enhancing productivity, and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations are important aspects of workplace health and safety, they do not encompass the primary goal of ergonomics. Ergonomics specifically targets the physical interaction between workers and their environments to create safer and more effective working conditions.