Few people knew the definition of "ergonomic" when Productive Tool Products started selling tools to reduce repetitive stress and job-related injuries.
Few people knew the definition of the word "ergonomic" in the mid-1980s when Productive Tool Products (St. Louis) started selling tools designed to reduce repetitive stress and job-related injuries. "We actually had a plaque in our lobby explaining what ergonomic meant," recalls John Ebert, vice president of Productive Tool. "No one knew what we were talking about."