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The Sydney Ergonomics Forum

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Jon Abbott

Carrie McDonald

Aimee Willis

Your speaker

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David Ninnes

MichelleBremer

Trent Chapman

Your future employees.

Back pain

High prevalence amongst school

children

50% of 14 year olds

4x more likely to

experience back pain

as an adult

Behaviour develops

at elementary

school

Understanding the problem.

Did you know?

46.7% of adolescents report neck or shoulder

pain*

73.6% amongst Nigerian children

aged 8-13 years**

59% of children

report pain due to

schoolbag weight***

86% of children reporting

some type of pain in at

least one body

region****

Understanding the problem.

* IT Kids: exposure to computers and adolescents’ neck pain and posture

**A multifactorial model based on self-reported back pain among Nigerian schoolchildren and associated risk factors

*** Schoolbag weight and the effects of schoolbag carriage on secondary school students

**** School bag weight and the occurrence of shoulder, hand/wrist and low back symptoms among Iranian elementary schoolchildren

Small peoples’ feet don’t touch the ground.Tall people get used to stooping.At home we use couches, recliners, etc.

Back/neck pain in

elementary school

children

In the past year In the past week

Back/neck pain in

secondaryschool

children

In the past year In the past week

The x-ray evidence.

What is normal

posture?Lateral:

Ear Lobe ShoulderElbowHipPosterior kneeAnkle.

P 2A: Balance Rt & Lt:HeadShoulderElbow and WaistHands & LegsAnkles & Feet

What is normal

posture?

Bella grew up to be a beautiful young woman.

She is academically talented, not a great fan of sports, wears large cover-ups or skinny jeans.

Bella suffers occasional headaches andfrequent neck pain.

Then last summer by the pool her father said…

The x-rayevidence.

The x-rayevidence.

Back and Neck Pain Statistics

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation

8-to 18 year-olds spend an average of 7.5 hours

per day using "entertainment media"

every day.

Ergonomics4kids.net: free resources for parents, schools and organisations.

The Impact of Activity-Based Working on

Work-Life, Wellbeing and Productivity

Carrie MacDonald, NSW Rehabilitation Manager

Michelle Bremer, Senior Rehabilitation Consultant and Australian Ironman Champion

Physical

Psychological

Overall well-being

“Almost 2 in 3 Australian adults are overweight or obese based on 2011 -2012 ABS Health Survey”

&

“Overweight & obesity (high BMI) is the 2nd highest contributor to burden of

disease, after dietary risks. Smoking is the third highest”

Physical

ABS Health Survey, 2011-2012

Psychological

“One in five Australians aged 18 – 65 experience a mental illness in any year”

Black Dog Institute 2012

Activity Based

Working

Ergonomics

Education Employee Productivity

Factors

AttitudeEmployer Relations

HealthTechnology

Environment

National Business Research Institute USA, 2017

What is ergonomics?

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Physical Environment

Technology

Human Behaviours

Activity Based

Working

Activity Based

Working

Flexibility

Movement

Social Integration

Cognitive Engagement

Health & Well-Being Ergonomics

Activity Based Working

Health Productivity and Employee Engagement

Attainment and Retention

Work Place Culture

Work-Life Balance Focus

Injury Management Approach Integrated

Approach to Health & Well-Being

Ergonomics is all around us

2011 Bike Position 2016 Bike Position

- Seat height higher: allows more hip/glut extension- promoting use of cycling specific muscles/ saving running specific muscles; also allows more rotation at pelvis- reducing lumbar spine flexion

- Larger frame size in 2016: allows body to assume a lower position and relax over frame, as opposed to holding self upright over smaller frame space and allows more control of the bike

- Aerobar extension end changes: more support for upper body allowing neck/shoulders to relax

- Upper body stretched out: reaching forward with arms and pushing back with butt: lead to strain/ tension on back/neck/ shoulders

- Sitting very upright; in a position where he is having to brace and hold himself on the bike. Very forward in seat: creating stress and overuse on the running muscles

- Upper back very hunched/ rounded- long-term lead to upper and lower back injury as well as neck and shoulder tension from holding upper back in this position

- In a position where she can relax her entire back/neck/ shoulders and create power from the primary cycling muscles

Basic Office Ergonomics

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Wellbeing for the changing workforce

• Identifying solutions for a diverse and changing workforce

• Understanding and anticipating future needs and risks

• Increasing personal accountability of employees

• Embedding wellbeing into a culture

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Wellbeing at Westpac Group

• A strategic approach to wellbeing

• Understanding our business and our people – now and for the future

• A holistic view of wellbeing

• Leadership capability

• Leveraging business initiatives

• Use of data

• Empowering employees to actively engage in their wellbeing

Finances

Health

Values

Work

Family & Community

Refreshments

The timeshare pitch.

Healthy WorkingSitStandCoachAltMouseCtrlWork

World-leading risk

assessment software.

HealthyWorking Employee

Management information is easily generated to provide performance and ROI

data

Self-help solutions

User Action Report provides instant feedback

Interactive training provides immediate information

Risk assessment gathers information and stores in

PACE

PACE enables unresolved issues to be prioritized

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

summary

High Risk

Low Risk

Risk Reduction

Customisation

Utilize a video introduction from your Chief Executive.

Branding can also be updated to reflect your own corporate

brand.

Bespoke courses and content can be built to address

specific needs.

Self-Help Tools

What our customers say:

“Workstation Safety Plus has helped reduce

injuries by 50% and a reduction in

injury related costs of 75%”

Nathan Williams, Parsons Corporation

Tools for a smarter workforce.

SitStandCOACH

Ensures healthy use of Sit-Stand Desks.

Maximises your investment.

Ensures employees see the full benefit.

SitStandCOACH

How it Works

• Coaches on when to stand, how long for and when to sit.

• Enables user to raise and lower the desk using the software.

AltMOUSE

Halves mouse use and increases employee efficiency.

Continuous improvement . Tailored coaching.

AltMOUSE

How it Works• Teaches user the most valuable

shortcut keys for them based on their individual mouse use as they work.

• Once the most beneficial shortcuts are actively being used the next most beneficial are taught.

CtrlWORK

• Prevents fatigue & discomfort.

• Improves performance.

• Advises based on actual computer usage.

• Highly configurable.

CtrlWORKHow it Works

• Watches for sustained periods of computer usage.

• Loads varied content encouraging the user to break.

• Completely advisory to maintain buy-in.

• Provides daily feedback and fortnightly recommendations.

The Evolution of the Modern Office

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50

51The Larkin Administration Building 1906

52The Lever House, New York City, 1952

53Open plan office in the 1960’s

54

Floor Plan of the Chase Manhattan Bank, 1961.

55

56Early ‘ergonomic’ chairs for the office

57Robert Propst and George Nelson, 1964

58Intel, Santa Clara, California 1968

59

60Herman Miller Action Office 1969

61Herman Miller Ergon chair 1976

62Office Cubicles 1970’s

63The Cubicle Farm

64The Cubicle Farm

65Office Space movie 1999

66Herman Miller Abak Environments workstations

67

68Herman Miller Sense workstations

69

Herman Miller Aeron chair 1994

70

71

Herman Miller Arras Bench workstations

72

73

74Herman Miller Mirra 2 chair 2013

75Herman Miller Augment Sit-to-Stand workstations

76POSH by Herman Miller Imagine workstations, 2015

77CISCO by futurespace and CBRE, Sydney 2016

78Herman Miller Locale workstations

79Herman Miller Public Office workstations

80

81

82Herman Miller Aeron chair remastered 2016

83

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