| Ergonomics can be called as a form of ecology. | | | | Physical Ergonomics deals with the physical stress |
| But this relates the interaction of human with the | | | | that gives pain to the body. This may be due to |
| non-living environment. To make life easier, | | | | the same sitting posture over long hours, lifting of |
| comfortable and healthy ergonomics is followed. | | | | weights, and other such physical activity. This can |
| International Ergonomics Association is solely put | | | | be overcome by providing proper chairs designed |
| forth for this purpose. | | | | on the advice of medical experts, carriages to lift |
| The difficulty in doing work is due to the | | | | the weight and so on. |
| discomfort in the workplace that differs from one | | | | Cognitive Ergonomics: |
| profession to the other. Based on the type of | | | | This deals with the mental stress and tension |
| work, workers face various degrees of | | | | related to the work other than the physical |
| discomfort and health related issues. The study of | | | | entities. This may be due to the continuous |
| Ergonomics deals with such issues and put forth | | | | human-computer interaction which causes stress |
| ways to overcome those. | | | | to the eyes and to the brain, work pressure from |
| The software work these days requires the | | | | the high officials, stress on completing huge |
| worker to be seated in a place for continually | | | | amount of work in short time. This could be |
| more than 8 hours. This may create stress in the | | | | overcome only by relaxing our body and mind. |
| spinal cord and lead to hip pain and many spinal | | | | Yogas and exercises in the mornings will also do |
| cord related problems. As a consequence, the | | | | good. |
| concentration and interest in the work may | | | | Organizational Ergonomics: |
| degrade. To overcome these, all possible | | | | This is related with the organization on whole. Any |
| measures have to be analyzed, by which we can | | | | difficulty faced by the individual with the group of |
| improve the sitting posture to a comfortable | | | | people in the organization, or the organization as |
| form to the worker. | | | | such comes under organizational ergonomics. This |
| Some types of the Ergonomics that is prevalent | | | | could be overcome only by strengthening the |
| in the work place are as follows: | | | | team building and group participation of the |
| Physical Ergonomics: | | | | individuals. |