Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Ergonomic Tips: Working from Home

About the Program

Category: Personnel Management, Employment and Training (Best in Category)

Year: 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic compelled the County of San Diego’s Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) to swiftly shift a large portion of the workforce to work remotely. Many of the employees had never worked outside of the office. HHSA Human Resources created the Ergonomic Tips: Working from Home training video and accompanying infographic to address the ergonomic challenges of working from home. The tips demonstrate how employees can create an ergonomic workspace using household items and equipment they were allowed to take from their office. The training and infographic were designed to engage multiple learning styles and used animation and pictures to demonstrate the proper methods to make ergonomic adjustments. According to the post-training survey, 81% of employees planned to make some modifications to their home workstation. “This learning course is a good reminder that ergonomics is applicable to both in-office and at home” HHSA Employee 10/5/20