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ergonomist

  • a word derived from ergonomics.
    ergonomics
    noun
    the study of people's interaction with their work environment, especially when concerned with making that environment physically, mentally, and organizationally safe, comfortable, and efficient.

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In DuPont, nearly a third of Amazon workers who developed MSDs were off the job for at least 100 days, ergonomist Richard Goggins found in an analysis of data from 2006 to 2018.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2023

"We have been working to address these issues, which affect a small proportion of our colleagues, through assessment by an independent ergonomist to identify potential modifications to the vehicles."

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2022

With more people working from home, work-related injuries can proliferate, says Mirtha Perazza, an ergonomist at the Ergonomics Center at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2019

The chair, which now sits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was not particularly body conscious in any other way, which is why its elevated status continues to make many an ergonomist cringe.

From Slate ● May 30, 2012

"We are pushing workers to produce more and more, and failing to design their work stations properly," says David Cochran, a University of Nebraska ergonomist who has studied poultry plants.

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