The Productivity Consequences of Two Ergonomic Interventions

Kelly DeRango (), Ben Amick, III, Michelle Robertson, Ted Rooney, Anne Moore and Lianna Bazzani
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Ben Amick, III: The University of Texas Health Sciences Center
Michelle Robertson: Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety
Ted Rooney: Health and Work Outcomes
Anne Moore: School of Kinesiology and Health Science
Lianna Bazzani: Health and Work Outcomes

No 03-95, Upjohn Working Papers from W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Abstract: Pre- and post-intervention data on health outcomes, absenteeism, and productivity from a longitudinal, quasi-experimental design field study of office workers was used to evaluate the economic consequences of two ergonomic interventions. Researchers assigned individuals in the study to three groups: a group that received an ergonomically designed chair and office ergonomics training; a group that received office ergonomics training only; and a control group. The results show that while training alone has neither a statistically significant effect on health nor productivity, the chair-with-training intervention substantially reduced pain and improved productivity. Neither intervention affected sick leave hours.

Keywords: ergonomics; chair; pain; DeRango; Upjohn (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 J0 J8 M5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-05
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