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20 Aug, 18

anthropometry, Design, engineering, injury, News, productivity, Quality

Why 10 cm of forward reach matters

Estimated reading time: 2:45 We are often asked to do assessments where forward reach turns out to be the most significant issue. Our recommendations often involve changes that look insignificant…we want to chisel away at this table, or nudge the part bin a bit closer, or reinstall two pieces of equipment closer together by a […]

30 Jul, 18

anthropometry, Design, Ergo at home, News, Office Ergo

How to keep your existing office furniture and make it a sit/stand desk

If you have furniture in your home office that you want to keep, but you’re yearning for the option to stand, you might be considering some portable products. Desk top models that sit on top of an existing desk typically make the typing surface too high for sitting, because most existing desks are already too […]

06 Nov, 17

anthropometry, Design, Industrial, Manual handling, News, PPE, tools, training

How are you affected by poor ergo design?

If workplaces were designed ergonomically, there would be fewer injuries, people would be more productive, and the quality of their work would be better. Don’t believe me? I challenged myself to come up with an everyday example of poor ergonomic design, for each of the design guidelines in our course. Please read the list….haven’t you […]

25 Jan, 16

anthropometry, Design, Ergo at home, Office Ergo

Sit/Stand tables at a warehouse near you (Please ask, “How low do they go?”)

On Saturday, as I maneuvered my cart through our local warehouse store, I noticed that they were selling electric height-adjustable sit-stand desks. This is quite an exciting development in the war against sitting that has been waged in the media lately. I have long imagined a world where people had a choice to sit or […]

anthropometry, Design, Industrial, Manual handling

Design for extremes

Our last blog talked about “designing for average”, but designing for average doesn’t just mean thinking about height; we also need to consider age and weight. Josie recently tuned in to Humantech’s Webinar on Designing the Workplace for the Aging and Obese Population… kind of a touchy subject. But the presentation definitely reminded us of […]

Why 10 cm of forward reach matters

How to keep your existing office furniture and make it a sit/stand desk

How are you affected by poor ergo design?

Sit/Stand tables at a warehouse near you (Please ask, “How low do they go?”)

Design for extremes

What is ergonomics?

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