Provide correct tools, equipment and facilities

The correct tools, equipment and facilities are a critical ergonomics principle. Safer, faster and more productive are the tangible results.

The correct tool can make the difference between getting the job done or not at all. And even worse the wrong tool can result in an injury to the user.

Check out the Tools section in Ergo Basics - here you will find a number of worksheets and checklists to analyze tools, equipment and facilities.

(How much money do professional carpenters spend on tools? Why? Some spouses would also say that some amateur carpenters spend too much on tools - you know who you are!)