ERGONOMICS

Ergonomics deals with the understanding of interactions between human beings and other elements of a system, and is the profession that applies theory principles, data and methods to design in order to optimize human well – being and the overall system performance. If good match is achieved between the humans and the system in which they work, the stress on people is reduced; people feel more comfortable, do things more quickly, easily and make fewer mistakes. Ergonomics can be considered as an intervention in an organization which helps companies design the workplace better in terms of human factors, making it a worker friendly environment.