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Actually this term is not new at all. A company I worked with called Strongarm Technologies has been using this term for at least 5 years.

https://web.archive.org/web/20160109195713/http://strongarmt...

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You are 100% correct. This has been a common term in the manufacturing industry when focusing on ergonomics safety and reducing repetitive stress injuries for quite some time.

The connotation has generally been positive and was a created by the staff trying to improve safety and reduce injuries.

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