Etcom People Engineers

Downloads

The Etcom Alert

This is a free program to remind you to change your posture. You can set it to words, sound or picture and to come up between every 1 and 60 minutes. The download file is a .zip file which contains a Read Me. You are free to distribute it as you wish. Installation is at your own risk.

Download the Alert, PC version

Download the Alert, Mac version

Here are some recent Etcom press releases:

Driver Posture, May 2006
A new stance on posture, March 2006
Taking the pain out of going mobile, March 2006
The twelve dangers of Christmas, December 2005
Survey reveals how painful work can be, November 2005
Back to school, September 2005

Article archive

This is a selection of articles relevant to questions we are frequently asked. Click on title to open in a new window. There are other more general articles on our news page.

Hints and tips on equipment: Choosing a chair (PDF); Telephone headsets; Keyboards; The Etcom Alert; Choosing a mouse
Posture articles: Posture at the workplace, Part 1; Posture at the workplace, Part 2; Posture at the workplace, Part 3; Posture at the workplace, Part 4; Posture at the workplace, Part 5; Posture and balance; Ergonomics and postural training
RSI specific articles: A case avoided; Early intervention; What companies should do; RSI: what is it?; RSI - what can I do about it?
Others: Learning to touch-type; Back to School, posture and school-children