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Ergonomics study was undertaken at West Texas A&M University (WT) to examine the effects of Sit – Stand workstations installed at the School of Engineering, Computer Science, and Math (ECSM) newly renovated offices. Faculty and staff who had renovated offices with the Sit – Stand workstation installed were surveyed in this study. The survey investigated the ergonomics and human factors involved in the use of Sit – Stand workstations by these user groups. Data collected included general participant information (e.g. Gender, Age), typical use of these Sit – Stand workstations, physical and cognitive factors involved, safety aspects involved, overall productivity and satisfaction of the employees who use these Sit - Stand workstations on a daily basis. Reported impact of using these Sit – Stand workstations included health benefits, increased productivity, and employee satisfaction. There were few improvements suggested by the users who used this product on a day-to-day basis. Associations between good physical postures extended working hours, workstation design, and productivity was analyzed and has been reported in this paper. This paper reports the survey results collected after analyzing the various ergonomic factors involved in the use of Sit – Stand workstations at WT’s ECSM offices.
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Varatharaj, V., Chen, G.C., Hunt, E., Raju, D. (2021). Ergonomic Analysis of Sit - Stand Workstations Installed at University Offices. In: Ayaz, H., Asgher, U. (eds) Advances in Neuroergonomics and Cognitive Engineering. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1201. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51041-1_44
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