Ergo at home

24 Nov, 17

How to pick winter treads…for your feet

A November 15th webinar by Dr. Tilak Dutta of the University Health Network reviewed winter footwear characteristics, and how treads are tested. He even identified specific footwear with better slip resistance…more on that later. The method for testing footwear’s slip resistance is fascinating. They use a room with an ice floor. The entire room tilts! […]
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10 Jul, 17

150 years of Ergonomics

In honour of Canada’s sesquicentennial, our local newspaper, “The Ayr News” published a copy of the newspaper that they had published in 1867. I was lazily reading through it on a Saturday morning when I came across the ad shown above. I had spent the previous few work days creating a presentation of “before” and […]
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07 Sep, 16

Ergonomic landscaping products

Recently, we came across a new style of base block (used to build the bottom layer of a wall). These stones have cut-out handles that the vendor claims will “save time and money with improved jobsite efficiency”. We are not experienced landscapers, but we do happen to know a few. Although he hasn’t actually used […]
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Lighting the way to safe, effective paths

Josie has been spending a lot of time in hardware stores lately, and she came across this item in the lighting aisle (https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.br30-led-flood-smartbulb-arctic-white.1000854380.html) that she wanted to share. Remember the “clap on, clap off” lights? This is even better! (If these new light bulbs are advertised on TV, I apologise for the repeat here….not much TV in […]
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