Blog

22 Jan, 24

mentor, professional development, training

Why I love teaching (and why I am surprised about that)

Please read to the end if you have a project for my ergo students this term!) I started teaching the Capstone Course in Conestoga College’s new Human Factors and Ergonomics program in September. In the fall, the course was fully remote, which suited me because I was still spending most of my time at the […]

28 Dec, 23

assessment, best practices, ergo program, exercise, Industrial, injury, Manual handling, News, productivity, Quality, return-to-work, safety, stretching, techniques, training

MSD prevention in 2024

This article reviews the steps to successfully reducing MSD injuries in 2024.

18 Dec, 23

ergo program, News, professional development

Reflections on 2023

We’ve reached the end of another year. I’m not usually one to brag, but as I reflect on our team’s accomplishments this year, I want to share some of the great things we’ve done. I hope some of the links below might be useful to you! In March, we traveled to New Orleans to participate […]

11 Dec, 23

assessment, engineering, ergo program, Industrial, Manual handling, News, research

Motion capture tech Part 2: What do we do?

If motion capture tools leave significant gaps in MSD risk assessment, what tools should ergonomists use?

04 Dec, 23

Ergo at home, News, Office Ergo

Split keyboards: Are they really “ergonomic”?

Split keyboards are often called "ergonomic", but are they truly? Do they fit the user better than a traditional keyboard?

27 Nov, 23

assessment, engineering, ergo program, Industrial, News, photography, research

Motion capture technology – Does it work?

Many of us in the ergonomics world have been watching motion capture technology for years. Clients and ergonomists are excited about recent advances that allow us to gather information using just a phone video camera. Is it too good to be true? Let’s take a step back and look at the history, before we consider the current […]