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09 Nov, 20

best practices, Design, Ergo at home, leisure, marketing, News, sports, techniques, tools

An ergonomist is “always on”

Just as a dentist notices a turned incisor, and a mechanic’s ear perks up like a border collie’s at the sound of a bad bearing, ergonomists have trouble shutting down the “ergonomics filter” on their views of the world. In fact, we’ve created a whole series of social media posts about ergonomics “in real life”, […]

24 Sep, 20

best practices, children, Design, Ergo at home, News, Office Ergo

Is home-school-ergo taking on a new priority?

In the spring, when we came home to work and study, most of us gave little thought to ergonomics. But as the months have worn on and computer use at home has become the norm, we really need to take a closer look. The photo above was taken many years ago – this child is […]

14 Sep, 20

Design, Ergo at home, News, Shopping, tools

Hauling groceries? Try this Harbour Hack!

The task of “getting groceries” has a very different connotation for island cottagers than for others. When we buy groceries for home, you and I typically use a grocery-store cart to transport our purchases from the store to our car, and then we transfer items from the car to the house manually in bags or […]

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 […]

07 Jun, 18

best practices, Design, engineering, ergo program, Industrial, injury, Manual handling, News

Lean and mean?

How the elimination of “waste” from production is increasing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) amongst workers. by Karen Hoodless I recently attended a webinar given by Dr. Patrick Neumann (Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Ryerson University), where he “Exposes the link between MSDs and Lean Production.” Most people have […]

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 […]

08 Sep, 17

Design, legislation, Office Ergo

Why does the occupant matter in green building design? (hint: ergo)

by Josie Blake Our recent ACE conference was held at The Banff Centre, in gorgeous, “Green certified” buildings (we were in this one: https://www.banffcentre.ca/articles/leed%C2%AE-gold%C2%A0achieved-kinnear-centre-creativity-innovation), which were alarmingly close to some of the wildfires (apparently only 6 miles!) The conference had a session dedicated to presentations on sustainable development, and one presentation that intrigued me was […]

An ergonomist is “always on”

Is home-school-ergo taking on a new priority?

Hauling groceries? Try this Harbour Hack!

Why 10 cm of forward reach matters

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

Lean and mean?

How are you affected by poor ergo design?

Why does the occupant matter in green building design? (hint: ergo)

What is ergonomics?

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