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Human Factors & Ergonomics (HFE) HubWork should not Hurt!-A participative ergonomics programme for kiwi tradiesChris Polaczuk and Steve Kolose chat to Sharon Todd about their participative tradie programme.Musculoskeletal injuries have resulted in significant lost productivity in the New Zealand Construction industry and are especially prevalent in the specialist trades. Despite recent advances in health, safety and technology meaningful interventions to reduce these injuries in construction remain elusive. To compound the issue pain and injury has been accepted as part of the trade and an inevitability by many kiwi tradies. The Work Should Not Hurt programme https://www.chasnz.org/work-should-not-hurt is unique in that it generates awareness, research and...2024-12-0241 min