2.  Jeff Davis of Long Beach, California, is an
experienced instructor in industrial safety education.
Jeff Davis recently spent four years in that capacity
with Beacon Energy Services, located near Long
Beach. He has also earned teaching certificates from
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA).
One of OSHA's major emphases is practicing
ergonomics in the workplace. This focus has three
aspects: engineering, administration and work
methods, and employee protection. Taking these
steps should reduce chances of worker injury.

3.  Engineering involves physical changes in the
workplace. Examples include installing machines that
lift and move heavy objects, reducing the weight of
heavy objects, and moving work tables to allow
workers to operate in neutral postures. Tools can be
remade to enable such postures.
In addition, administrators can change work rules
and create efficient procedures. For example, heavy
lifting can be limited to two people, and workers can
be rotated among several stations to reduce the risk
of repetitive stress injuries by using different sets of
muscles.

4.  In the area of personal protection, the
presence of padding on hard surfaces
protects workers. As another example, in
cold conditions, thermal gloves provide
warmth while allowing objects to be
easily grasped.