Osmond Ergonomics

This article was originally emailed as issue 167 of our monthly eBulletin at 11:30 on 11/10/2023. You can register here to receive them monthly.

POSTURE GUIDANCE

Our guide for DSE users has been through many iterations in its 25+ years of existence. When it first appeared, everyone was using CRT monitors and we were training people not to put their screen on top of their CPU cabinet. There were no flat screens, no sit-stand desks, no mini keyboards and people could still remember ‘portable’ computers that were mains powered and weighed 13kg. For our latest version, we have opted for a landscape format so that we can introduce dual monitor use for the first time. It contains advice for all three types of dual screen configuration (one dominant monitor, equal use monitors and laptop plus extension monitor). As always, it’s available completely free to download from the resources section of our website. If you want to licence the content for your own corporate branded version or some other application, contact the Customer Service team.

GUY OSMOND PODCAST

There has been a slight change of ‘wrapper’ for the new podcasts and the format will now be my own personal offering rather than under the Osmond Ergonomics brand. This will give me licence to explore a wider range of topics over time. We have now recorded our first two podcasts and the third will be completed during October. The first episode will be released at 6:30am on Monday November 6th, 2023 and, thereafter, monthly on the first Monday of the month. Follow or Link with me on LinkedIn to make sure you’re kept informed.

NAME THAT PODCAST

in view of the format change, we are extending the search for a podcast title and the £100 Amazon voucher is still on offer if we use your suggestion. Ideally, we are hoping that people will listen to some of the early episodes to get ideas for the name but you may just have a clever pun or pithy title that you want to send in now. Once our first episode drops, there will be space to register ideas on the podcast web page. In the meantime, just drop me an email.

AGEING WORKFORCE

With all the other issues facing employers at the moment, the needs of ageing personnel may have slipped down the agenda. However, as retirement ages rise and people work into their 70s, these matters cannot be overlooked. Our latest blog looks at some of the statistics relevant to this topic and then suggests an array of good practice activities to tackle ageism, including good workplace design practices for a multigenerational workforce.

AUTISM TRAINING

Following the success of our in-house Vision Awareness Training with Dan Williams of Visualise, our staff awareness topic for October was Autism. Passionate specialist, Dr Aishah Shadi, took us through two half-day interactive workshops and engaged the whole team in some animated discussion about the nature, misconceptions and realities of autism from both her clinical and personal experience. If you want to know more about team training or individual workplace needs assessments, please contact the Customer Service team.