Ergo at home

25 Jan, 21

best practices, Driving, Ergo at home, essential services, footwear, health care, injury, News

Worried about slips and falls?

The type of footwear that employees wear between their vehicles and their workplace can affect the risk of slips and falls significantly.

29 Dec, 20

Design, Ergo at home, injury, Manual handling, News, productivity, Quality, tools

Holiday gratitude

Over the holidays, I am taking a few minutes to pause and be thankful, before I rush to nail down my 2021 resolutions. Here are five kitchen inventions that we can be grateful for on Christmas day (and why): – A built-in oven with a side-opening door. Our stuffed turkey is one of the heaviest […]

11 Dec, 20

Ergo at home, injury, return-to-work, training

How did the straw break the camel’s back?

Injuries to humans can occur when a load is too much, or when the accumulated load exceeds capabilities. Injuries can also occur when the human body is deconditioned. Sometimes the relationship between task and injury is not clear.

07 Dec, 20

Ergo at home, exercise, Industrial, injury, Manual handling, productivity

Can workers exert maximum strength at work?

Workers who exert more than their own maximum strength are at risk of accident or injury.

30 Nov, 20

Ergo at home, Office Ergo

My armrests are killing me

We’re often asked about armrests…do I need them? How can I make them more comfortable? We’ve talked about armrests before, but the topic is hot again, now that more people are working from home. Many employees are sitting at a kitchen table, or at a desk with drawers. If the chair has armrests, the armrests […]

16 Nov, 20

best practices, Driving, engineering, Ergo at home, Industrial, techniques, tools, training

Changing your tires? Which wrench is right?

If you’re having trouble loosening the lug nuts on your summer tires, a longer wrench will give you an advantage. The physics behind the “lever” wasn’t exciting in 6th grade, and surely would not compel you to read this article. However, the “longer wrench” solution is so effective that it’s tempting to simply use the […]

09 Nov, 20

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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”, […]

26 Oct, 20

best practices, Ergo at home, injury, News, techniques

Use two hands!

In factories and offices alike, employees report more strain/sprain injuries in the dominant hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder, because the demands on this hand are much higher than the other hand. If we could evenly distribute work demands between the left and the right hands, we’d reduce the incidence of injury. So, when I say, […]

Worried about slips and falls?

Holiday gratitude

How did the straw break the camel’s back?

Can workers exert maximum strength at work?

My armrests are killing me

Changing your tires? Which wrench is right?

An ergonomist is “always on”

Use two hands!

What is ergonomics?

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