Office of Research Services

Ergonomics

No matter what work you do, ergonomics plays an important role in preventing occupational injury and illness. Your workstation should be arranged so that you achieve a neutral, comfortable working posture.

• Ergonomic Evaluation – a consultant will observe you performing typical tasks, and then adjusting the workstation as needed.
• Computer Workstation Self-Assessment to perform your own evaluation at home.​
  
  

Recycling​

Almost everything at NIH is collected for recycle!

• Green Purchasing
• Items to Recycle 
• FAQs for Bethesda Campus 
• Information on Leased Facilities
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Have a consultant come to your office or lab for an Ergonomic Evaluation.

Apply ergonomic principles in your office or lab with on-site training.

Find out more about Ergonomics at work, ergonomic equipment, ergonomic chairs, a healthy back, exercise and stretching and more.

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In addition to healthy indoor space, having a safe place outside to go for a walk during lunch or on a break is also important.  To encourage walking/ running and to help you track how far you have gone, there are signs on many walkways on the NIH campus that map out walking/running distances.  If those don't exist where you work, do your own measurements to figure out how you can walk a half mile, mile, etc. indoors or outdoors.  Some leased facilities have walking paths nearby for your lunchtime walking pleasure and exercise.  ​