Ergonomics & office design
Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HF5547 .S33 2014ISBN: 9780385536578You mean this place we go to five days a week has a history? Cubed reveals the unexplored yet surprising story of the places where most of the world's work--our work--gets done.
Detail in Contemporary Office Design - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NK2195.O4 P68 2014 and eBookISBN: 1780675739Office design has changed significantly over the last few years and is now one of the most innovative areas of interior design.
Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety - Opens in a new window by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781439830338This book provides a compendium of human factors and ergonomics issues relevant to health care and patient safety.
Offices for Small Spaces - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NK2195.O4 B34 2004ISBN: 9780060598457Even in challenging economic climates, business must carry on, must do more with less, make greater use of fewer resources.One such commonly affected resource is a fundamental one -- physical office space.
Office Space Planning: Designs for Tomorrow's Workplace - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HF5547.2 .M37 2000ISBN: 9780071341998A one-stop, on-the-job resource for modern office space planning and design.
- Decluttering the office (online video) - Opens in a new windowA disorganized workspace is the only way some people can be productive, while others need to have everything neat and tidy. This episode explores what happens when one team member decides that the office is so messy that it is becoming a safety issue. Some coworkers resist the massive clean up, but in the end everyone agrees that a clean office is not only safer, but can also increase productivity. Part of the Cutting Edge Communication Comedy Series. (8 minutes)
- Ergonomics and Activity at Your Desk (online video) - Opens in a new windowWatch this video to learn the importance of adding time to your day to stand up and move around, as well as how to maintain good posture while sitting at your desk and the importance of doing so.
- TEDTalks: Niels Diffrient--Rethinking The Way We Sit DownNiels Diffrient is a pioneer of ergonomic design who has taken a radical approach of examining the human body as it interacts with furniture....He details his quest to completely rethink the office chair starting from one fundamental data set: the human body.
- Working RemotelyIt has been estimated that by 2028, 73% of teams in the workplace will have members working from home. There will be a realization that proximity to an office is no longer a factor in hiring and developing staff and business growth.
Web resources
- Association of Canadian ErgonomistsThe Association of Canadian Ergonomists/Association Canadienne d’Ergonomie (ACE), established in 1968, is a bilingual, professional association with over 400 members comprised of individuals and organizations from coast to coast.
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Opens in a new windowCCOHS fact sheets covering a wide range of workplace health and safety topics, from hazards to diseases to ergonomics to workplace promotion
- Designing a Safe and Functional OfficeOffice safety: create a safe workspace by considering these three elements: Ergonomics, Environment,
Safety Protocols - How to Design an Office in 7 StepsFrom Indeed.org. Creating the right atmosphere is an important part of office design. It can set the tone for a positive work environment that impacts your company's efficiency, productivity, morale and overall team attitude. A well-designed office that promotes the organization's well-being can also send a positive message to clients and customers.
- Human Factors and Ergonomics SocietyThe Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, founded in 1957, is the world’s largest scientific association for human factors/ergonomics professionals.
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - Opens in a new windowOffice Environment - links to resources on alternative keyboards, video display terminals, ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders, etc.