ARE EMPLOYERS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPUTER-RELATED REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES

Employers are not responsible in that all they do is they assign work to be done and because the employee obviously wants food on the table and a roof over the head has to do it and the computer just happens to be the fastest and most reliable tool to do it but maybe not the only option. The employer does not detect the way one uses the computer for example the way one sits might affect ones eyesight and this clearly is not the employers fault. There is also the fact that, technology has introduced the Ergonomic keyboard which ensures and incorporates comfort, efficiency, and safety in the design of workplace thus helping in reducing the disorders or injuries associated with the use of the computer. If a workplace is not designed ergonomically the risk of the above mentioned health problems is inevitable hence we can blame the employers for this. The workload given to the employee by the employer determines the extent of the wrist muscles strained this however is a difficult thing to conclude on who i to blame but it might be probably right to say the employer because sometimes the employer give a short time thus the employee has to rush finishing in fear of risking his or her job. The bottom line is that employers should ensure an ergonomically friendly environment to ensure the health of the workers is not at risk.