Sunday, March 24, 2013

What is ergonomics?

What is ergonomics?
The term ergonomic definition from two Greek words: ergon, meaning work and nomoi, meaning natural laws. The International Ergonomics Association has define this such as scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance. ( About.com)
I think it is a bit technical and hard to understand but the simplest definition is ‘the science of work’.

In this picture it show and guide you on the right and wrong office ergonomics.

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