ergo program

27 Jan, 20

best practices, ergo program, legislation, News

Transparency in ergonomics: Why we show our work

When we do an assessment, we at Taylor’d Ergo are pretty transparent about how we assess risk and prioritise recommendations. Our reports include our measurements, and we describe exactly how we compared job demands to guidelines. We might put the technical stuff in an appendix, because we know not everyone wants to see it. But […]

03 Jan, 19

CDA, ergo program, Industrial, legislation, News

How well do your employees understand ergonomics?

Ergonomics is not new; in fact, it has been around for over 150 years (See our blog: 150 years of Ergonomics). However, even within companies with well-established ergo programs, employees often don’t really know what ergonomics is, or what it should do for them. If people don’t know what it is, they probably can’t benefit […]

26 Oct, 18

ergo program, News, professional development

What our team gained by participating in the Canadian Ergo conference

Virtually every year, our entire team participates in the Association of Canadian Ergonomists conference. Last week, the conference was in Sudbury. It’s not easy to justify closing down our office for almost a week for all of us to attend, but we do. Here’s why… Teambuilding. This is the only time when our team […]

engineering, ergo program, productivity, Quality

How ergonomics can preserve the smile on your face

Check out our article in the Ergonomics Canada 2018 magazine!

15 Jun, 18

best practices, ergo program, Industrial, injury, legislation, Manual handling, Office Ergo, techniques

What is the supervisor’s role in ergonomics?

A supervisor has a legislated responsibility for musculoskeletal injury prevention (aka ergonomics) that s/he rarely understands, and often has difficult fulfilling effectively. The supervisor needs to: – be an expert in the best work practices that his or her workers are expected to use. Sometimes it’s difficult even for experienced workers to identify, agree on, […]

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 […]

Employment, ergo program, News

Fanshawe College Advanced Ergo Program’s first set of grads

At the end of April, the first batch of Fanshawe College’s “Advanced Ergonomic Studies” program graduated, and were placed with a variety of hosts, as interns, typically under the mentorship of an experienced ergonomist. Remarkably, the internships are unpaid, so over 20 companies benefited from this program. The interns all have undergraduate degrees, in addition […]

29 May, 17

best practices, ergo program, News, Office Ergo

Does your office ergo assessment process work?

We know ours does. How? We follow up. Our ergo assessment process starts AND ends with a comfort survey, which we score. We therefore have quantitative baseline measures of discomfort, by body part, which we can cross-reference to ensure that the changes that we made improved the situation. There are many comfort surveys available, so […]

Transparency in ergonomics: Why we show our work

How well do your employees understand ergonomics?

What our team gained by participating in the Canadian Ergo conference

How ergonomics can preserve the smile on your face

What is the supervisor’s role in ergonomics?

Lean and mean?

Fanshawe College Advanced Ergo Program’s first set of grads

Does your office ergo assessment process work?

What is ergonomics?

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