Osmond Ergonomics eBulletin April 2025

This article was originally emailed as issue 185 of our monthly eBulletin at 11:30 on 13/04/2025. You can register here to receive them monthly.

BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF NEURODIVERSITY

Following the recent success of the taster session provided by Robert Manson (see next item), we are delighted to host a half-day virtual neurodiversity explanation course on May 14th. This will be delivered for us by Robert on behalf of Creased Puddle. In it, he will provide excellent insights into the nature of neurodivergent conditions, behaviours and traits and the structure of a Workplace Needs Assessment. Robert will also describe support tools, furniture, equipment and assistive technology to improve productivity and effectiveness. Finally, he will suggest processes, management techniques and accommodations to support neurodivergent individuals. It is an ideal course for delegates who have little or no knowledge of neurodiversity and want a deeper understanding. Find out more and book here.

FACE-TO-FACE EVENTS

Our first two quarterly events in 2025 took place in London in March. Holistic Wellbeing: Aligning People, Purpose and Place was generously hosted by Flokk and featured Debbie Watts and Hayley O’Connor exploring workspace design for the senses to support both neurotypical and neurodivergent individuals. Then Bex Moorhouse asked ‘Who owns Wellbeing?’ and outlined her ‘Me-We-Us’ approach. A week later, we were at the Senator Allermuir showroom for Workplace Ergonomics for Individuals: Challenges in a Hybrid World with Jim Taylour discussing workplace ergonomics in the broadest sense for both office and homeworking. Then Robert Manson gave us an abridged overview of the neurodiversity course outlined above. We have a very exciting session already scheduled for June 18th. Make a note in your diary and watch out for more news on social media or in next month’s eBulletin.

DSE ASSESSMENTS

Employer attitudes to the DSE assessment process have changed significantly since the pandemic. Whilst some employers have continued as before, others have all but abandoned homeworker assessments and others have embraced a more holistic approach that embraces DSE within a wellbeing process. In the last few weeks, we have completely overhauled our approach to the DSE assessment and its variants to ensure we can match our service to individual client needs. Contact the Customer Service team to find out more.

SIT-STAND-PERCH

It’s strange how some products sit in our portfolio for a while, ticking along, and then there’s a sudden flurry of interest. Sometimes, there’s an explanation and sometimes we have no idea what the reason is! Either way, it prompts me to raise their profile here. The Flokk Capisco is a steady seller that generates continued interest amongst homeworker sit and stand desk users we also have a portfolio of stools that are sometimes better suited to domestic use for budget or for space reasons. Take a look at our selection here.

EXTENSION SCREENS ON THE MOVE

Do you or your colleagues take a portable monitor when you are on the move? This seems to be a comparatively new, but growing population. We have clients whose auditors have laptops with 10” screens that are not much use for viewing spreadsheets! A USB-C extension monitor is a lightweight and practical solution. If this is a scenario you recognise, do these mobile workers also take a separate laptop stand, keyboard and mouse? I am trying to get an idea of the size of this population and the equipment they carry. Please send me any thoughts or comments.