Ergonomics or Fall Protection, what is a tech to do?
Our engineering group sits on a raised floor inside the manufacturing area of our plant, with some 16 steps to get up there (a second floor inside a building with 25 foot ceilings basically). Our Ergonomics people require us to use proper lifting and carrying techniques, which means two hands on the PC at all times, and our Engineers tend to have more beefy workstations so two hands are necessary anyways. Now comes the fun part. On the stairwell, our Fall Protection people have posted a safety requirement to always use the handrails. In order to use the handrail, I have to carry the PC with one hand and risk a muscle pull or other ergonomic related injury to reduce the risk of a fall injury. You have to love the fact that breaking either rule can result in disciplinary action, I guess it just matters who is watching you when…
