Ergonomics in the workplace involves the design and arrangement of tools to ensure
workers can use easily and safely. Practicing ergonomics reduce risk of injury and increase
comfort and productivity at workplaces. Use resources to ensure work environment and work
practices. The purpose of the study is to develop a conceptual model of ergonomic workplace
design through an observation survey to enhance the workplace safety in manufacturing. The
study emphasizes the need to redesign the work environment in lab with the ergonomic
approach. Safety is a basic physical and psychological need of human beings in daily life and
work. The study clarifies the measures taken to ensure workers’ safety and health, also
establishes the relation between ergonomic workplace design and productivity. Promoting
occupational safety and health, and ergonomic workplace design is the need of the hour. Most
of company values is to “ensure a safe, clean and injury-free workplace. All injuries are
preventable. Understanding the risks and ergonomic behavior are the main paths to prevention.
To avoid injuries and after successful internal trials in some area, by implement ergonomic
program across the workplace. It seen the positive impact of short break advice. Just takes a
few seconds break, but across a day, a week, a year all the little breaks will help keep your
injury free. Our actions have effects on others. Similarly, when something is unsafe, it impacts
you and consciously take micro-breaks so that can minimize ergonomic risks and stay
productive. Safety begins with us and when we see something unsafe, we should do something
about it. (Abstract by author
