cognitive

20 Nov, 23

cognitive, Design, Driving, Ergo at home, News

Why Signs Are Important in Everyday Life

Signs help people find their way through life: on highways, in the hospital, on a website. Their design can help or hinder us.

14 Aug, 23

CDA, cognitive, News, PDA, return-to-work

The use of hearing at work

Workers use hearing in a variety of ways, to make decisions in their jobs.

21 Feb, 22

CDA, cognitive, ergo program, Industrial, injury, News, PDA, photography, PPE, training

Physical and cognitive demands analyses (PCDAs) are most often used when workers are injured, but they have many other uses, as well. A PCDA is a very detailed summary of all of the efforts that a worker applies to complete a job. They are also known as PDAs, JDAs, and PDDs. “Efforts” might be physical, […]

CDA, cognitive, intern, interns, mentor, mentor, mentors, News, PDA

What does the “mentor” contribute to an ergonomics internship?

Fanshawe College offers an Advanced Ergonomics Studies program, which includes an 8-week, unpaid internship. Because the interns are “free”, it’s tempting to “hire” one to come in and “do” ergonomics, under the supervision of a Safety or HR manager. The goal of the field placement is to provide real-life experience. Some placements do not offer […]

assessment, CDA, cognitive, ergo program, Industrial, injury, intern, interns, mentor, mentors, News, PDA, return-to-work

6 Reasons to Build a Library of PCDAs

What’s a library of physical and cognitive demands (PCDAs) worth? Many of our clients set out to complete PCDAs, also known in some organizations as Job Demands Analyses, or Physical Demands Descriptions, for all of their jobs. Some clients only complete them as needed. When or why would it be worthwhile to complete an entire […]

03 Aug, 21

cognitive, Design, Office Ergo, research, techniques

QWERTY is a word, and sometimes a philosophy

Scrabble is a great rainy-day cottage activity, and one that I can occasionally win, so we play it a lot. The next time you’re stuck with a Q and can’t find a U, try for QWERTY, which apparently is a word. The QWERTY keyboard is named for the five top left characters on the letter […]

29 Mar, 21

cognitive, Employment, ergo program, mentor, News

UX – Questionnaire or interview?

I admit, I’m not a user experience (UX) expert by any stretch of the imagination, although I do love the “UX” acronym. At Taylor’d Ergo, we are all trained as biomechanists; we help clients reduce the risk of strain/sprain injuries by fitting work to workers. But we find ourselves using UX in the development of […]

14 Jun, 20

cognitive, exercise, return-to-work, stretching

My brain hurts….I’m too tired to exercise!

A recent study looked at how work conditions affect people’s activity levels outside of work. If you’ve ever had a day when you just felt wiped out physically or mentally, and you skipped a workout, you’ll find some validation in this research. The study took place over a long time period (12 years). It showed […]

cognitive

Why Signs Are Important in Everyday Life

The use of hearing at work

30 uses for a (good) PCDA

What does the “mentor” contribute to an ergonomics internship?

6 Reasons to Build a Library of PCDAs

QWERTY is a word, and sometimes a philosophy

UX – Questionnaire or interview?

My brain hurts….I’m too tired to exercise!

What is ergonomics?

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