ergonomics of ergonomics

24 Apr, 23

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The Keyboard Struggle: A Tale of Ergonomics and Brain Training

I use my full-sized laptop keyboard (shown above left) when I work at client sites, but to set myself up ergonomically in my office, I prefer to connect my laptop to an external keyboard, mouse, and screen. I use my laptop as a secondary screen. This works well for me, but for some reason, I have […]

20 Mar, 23

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Meet us in New Orleans

Our entire team is heading south next week to participate and present at the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2023 If you are coming to New Orleans, please find us to say hi, and come to our presentations to support our ergonomists! As an “applied” conference, we know that next week’s program will energize us with ideas […]

30 Jan, 23

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Bon voyage! How to safely lift carry-on luggage into the overhead bin

regonomics way to load carryon luggage to overhead bin

07 Nov, 22

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Ergonomics, employee engagement, and recruitment

Attracting and retaining talent has become more challenging in the past three years. It’s an employee’s market out there. During “The Great Resignation”, in the face of the pandemic’s doom and gloom, we had more time to think about what really matters to us, and many people considered career changes. Many (though not all) of […]

03 Oct, 22

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Ergonomics experiments you can do at home

A few months ago, I reported about how “glove fit” affects grip strength. (Better fit = greater strength). This morning, I played around with grip endurance using different types of grips, and performed a little experiment at home. Here’s what I did: I found a 2-litre bottle of liquid (about 2 kg). I opened the […]

19 Sep, 22

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What to wear? Can a uniform be “ergonomic”?

Wearing a uniform allows a worker to use more optimum body mechanics. This makes the uniform "ergonomic".

13 Jun, 22

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Rules of ergo-engagement: How to brainstorm

How the rules of brainstorming apply to ergonomics

14 Mar, 22

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“You should have been here yesterday”

If I had a nickel for every time I heard this sentence, I’d be rich. (Well, I’d have a big pile of nickels, and some of them would be old enough to be worth more than a nickel.) We seem to consistently arrive the day after the hardest work conditions. Why is that? It’s likely […]

ergonomics of ergonomics

The Keyboard Struggle: A Tale of Ergonomics and Brain Training

Meet us in New Orleans

Bon voyage! How to safely lift carry-on luggage into the overhead bin

Ergonomics, employee engagement, and recruitment

Ergonomics experiments you can do at home

What to wear? Can a uniform be “ergonomic”?

Rules of ergo-engagement: How to brainstorm

“You should have been here yesterday”

What is ergonomics?

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