Aspects of Five Corporate Ergonomic Programs (Part 1)

PALO ALTO - One of the highlights of ErgoCon '97, the recent Silicon Valley Ergonomics Conference, was a panel of speakers Chairman Abbas Moallem had asked to describe their programs. Three of the five were talking about year-old efforts.NEWSPAPER WORKWith the San Francisco Chronicle, the impetus was escalating numbers of repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) on the editorial side. "Our jobs are computer-intensive. Our copy editors spend seven hours a day on computers," Susan Bloch said.By its