How to Protect Your Back, To protect your back when lifting or lowering, remember two things:, 1. Keep the load close to your body throughout the lift: If the item is in an awkward location, m, Information About the Spine, The spine is made up of 24 vertebrae (bones) and discs that are in between the vertebrae. The vertebrae provide support and protect your spinal cord a

Click here for Information on:, Cell Counters, Purchase an electronic differential tally counter to replace manual counter.  Soft keys permit accurate and fast counting with decreased hand fatigue., Centrifuge Rotors, Use a team approach to removing heavy centrifuge rotors.  Always get help if necessary. Design a harness, which would wrap around the rotor and atta, Cryostat Work, Purchase an automatic foot operated cryostat. Avoid placing utensils such as forceps inside of the cryostat.  Forceps should be placed outside of cr, Flow Cytometers, Raise the flow cytometer by placing a block between the flow cytometer and the workbench. Purchase an electric or hydraulic adjustable table.  Each , General Laboratory Ergonomic Tips, General Laboratory Ergonomic Tips Form an Ergonomics Committee.  Use a team approach to solve any ergonomic issues in the lab.  This is most suc, Glove Boxes, Move all materials to be used for the experiment from the side chamber to the main chamber at one time to reduce the amount of side reaching. Use hi, Laboratory Hoods and Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs), Position materials in laboratory hoods/BSCs as close as possible to avoid extended reaching. Perform work at least 6" back into the laboratory hood fo, Laboratory Working Height Guidelines, Laboratory workbenches should be adjusted to the proper height for the task at hand.  Use the following guidelines, and adjust as necessary depending , Microscopy, Use adjustable chairs or lab stools. Maintain foot support when feet cannot rest flat on the floor.  If necessary, use an appropriate footrest rathe, Microtome Work, Purchase an automatic microtome to replace manual unit. Reduce force when operating handwheel. Adjust the feed wheel position to reduce stress. , Micro-Manipulation and Fine Motor Skills, Use plastic vials with fewer threads to reduce twisting motions during capping and uncapping lids. For capping and uncapping, there are several diff, Pipetting Tips, Purchase an electronic or a latch-mode pipetter to replace manual plunger-operated pipettes.  Both of these units reduce the need for excessive thumb

Recommended Laboratory Products, Anti-fatigue Matting, Anti-fatigue matting can help to reduce fatigue and discomfort to the hips, legs, knees and feet caused by standing for long periods on hard surface.V, Anti-Fatigue Shoe Insoles, Personal anti‐fatigue shoe covers and insoles can help to reduce fatigue and discomfort to the hips,legs, knees and feet caused by standing for long p, Footrests, A footrest is an economical way to raise the height of an individual to their appropriate working height, without leaving their feet dangling. Rubberm, Forceps, Reverse Action Tweezers, Microscope Products, Microscope Arm SupportAlso available in ESD and cleanroom style.Available from AliMedMicroscope Arm Support, Item #73911The WedgeAvailable at IMEBItem, Padding, AliEdge Edge Rest for Counters/Tables   Functions as a rest for arms and to prevent injury from sharp edges on table top. Several different models are, Pipettes, Ranin EDP-3 LTS Single Channel Electronic Pipette    Available from RaininTreff Single Channel Electronic PipetteAvailable from Treff LabRainin Pipet-

Office Product Recommendations, Anti-Fatigue Mats for Offices, Sit-Stand Smart Mat • Foot activated, which allows the mat to "move like magic". • Easily moved back and forth under the desk without bending or lif, Anti-Fatigue Shoe Insoles, Personal anti‐fatigue shoe covers and insoles can help to reduce fatigue and discomfort to the hips, legs, knees and feet caused by standing for long, Back & Seat Supports, Kensington Memory Foam Back Rest Available through Staples Advantage and Buy@Duke (# 486839) Master Caster Comfort Makers Chair Lumbar Suppo, Chairs, See Chairs Page here, Deskalators, Deskalators can be used to raise the height of a desk. Available through Office Relief Item #820-0533-S, Document Holders, See Document Holders here, Footrests, A footrest is an economical way to raise the height of an individual to their appropriate working height, without leaving their feet dangling.  Rub, Forearm Supporters, Ergorest Forearm Support Available through Alimed # 710124‐ Extended height, standard arm, standard 5‐1/8” pad # 710125‐ Extended height, standar, Headsets, Headsets eliminate the need to “cradle” the telephone, reducing awkward postures of the neck and shoulder. Headsets are available from the Duke Univer, Input Devices, Many alternative pointing devices are available to suit individual preferences and even hand sizes. Different models may be tried out at your local of, Keyboards, Goldtouch V2 Adjustable Keyboard (PC and Mac) Available through Staples Advantage and Buy@Duke (# IM19X9463)   Goldtouch Go!2 Mobile Keybo, Keyboard Trays, (Note that sit stand options should first be considered, with approval from your department, as the optimal alternative for adjustability.) For keyboa, Laptop Stand, Goldtouch Go! Travel Notebook Stand Available through Staples Advantage and Buy@Duke(# 868220) Pyle® PylePro PLPTS25 Laptop Computer Stand F, Lighting, Often, lighting in offices is brighter than recommended for computer work.  One solution is to lower the overall lighting in the room and add inexpens, Monitor Accessories, Monitor Risers Monitor risers can be used to increase the height of your monitor and decrease neck discomfort. They are available with or without t, Monitor Arms, Flat-Panel Monitor Arms  Monitor arms allow the user to easily adjust the height of the monitor and decrease neck discomfort. Humanscale M2 Moni, Mouse Accessories, Mouse Bridges Ergopeople Mouse Bridge  Available through Office Relief (#EP MB-1) Source One Adaptables Premium Ergonomic Mouse Bridge , Number Pads, The separate detachable number pad is ideal for those individuals who do a great deal of numeric entry. It can be used to the right or left of a keybo, Sit-Stand Stools, Ergocentric 3 in 1 Sit Stand (# 2LON) Available through Price Modern and Alfred Williams and Company To contact Price Modern, please call (919)325, Sit-Stand Work Stations, Recommended Sit Stand Workstations, Software, Dragon for Maestro Voice Recognition Software Voice recognition programs transfer speech into text that is output on your monitor. They are frequen

Back Supports, Kensington Memory Foam Back Rest, Available through Office Relief Item # 82025, Master Caster Comfort Makers Chair Lumbar Support, Available through Office Relief Item # MAS 92041

Document Holders, 3M™ DH640 Document Holder, Available through Staples Advantage (# 471570) or Amazon, 3M Flat Panel Document Holder, Available through Staples Advantage and Buy@Duke (# 514563), EZ Flip Document Holder, Available through Office Relief (# EZ‐F), Office Relief Write‐On Slant Board, Available through Office Relief (# EZ‐P), VuRyte 14" In Line Document Holder, Available through Office Relief (# VU14KB‐14” wide, # VU18KB‐ 18” wide)

Keyboards, Goldtouch V2 Adjustable Keyboard, (PC and Mac) Available through Staples Advantage and Buy@Duke (# IM19X9463), Goldtouch Go!2 Mobile Keyboard, (PC and Mac) Available through Staples Advantage (#IM19X9577) and Buy@Duke (# 229901), Kinesis Freestyle2 Keyboard, Available through Staples Advantage and Buy@Duke (# 937458 for PC, # 117628 for Mac‐ up to 8” separation) (# 937457 for PC, # 117629 for Mac‐ up to , Kinesis Ascent Accessory Kit, Tenting angles of 20‐90 degrees (Keyboard not included) Available through Staples Advantage and Buy@Duke (# 1389589), Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400, Available through Staples Advantage and Buy@Duke (#354569)

Laptop Products, Kinesis Laptop Lifter, Available through Office Relief - $20, LapGear Multi-Purpose Jumbo LapDesk, Amazon - $20, TechniMobili Adjustable Mobile Laptop Desk, Staples - $60

Pointing Devices, Cirque Smart Cat Touchpad Touch Area, (3.0 x 2.1 inches) Item # PD019SUS-BLK (Black), PD019SUS (Beige) $65