A Proposed Approach for an Efficient Ergonomics Intervention in Organizations

The most valuable asset of an organization is related to human resources. Recently, managerial sciences have established new approaches, methods, and tools for work and workplaces organizations, optimizing human actions to increase productivity. Two tendencies are behind these approaches: minimization of human energy consumption (and fatigue avoidance) and maximization of human resources productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness during the work processes and activities they are involved in. Ergonomics (also known as Human Factors) is the key science that is focused on ensuring work environment adaptation to human being talents, abilities, skills, and limits. In order to remain competitive, the organization aims at continuous improvement, and an ergonomic intervention is compulsory in achieving this goal. The paper aims to understand the key focus areas of the ergonomics intervention and study its importance in meeting a basic goal: ensuring the best conditions in the workplace, safety, efficiency together with human resources professional satisfaction.