Manual handling

18 Dec, 15

Industrial, Manual handling

Elf for an Eve: Physical demands in Santa’s workshop

Do you ever wonder about the physical demands of elves? (OK, maybe you don’t.) Do you ever wonder how the North Pole’s HR Manager gets injured elves back to work? (Work with me here…) I recently had the opportunity to act as Santa’s helper at an “Operation Christmas Child” warehouse, which was a surprisingly demanding, […]

09 Nov, 15

Design, Ergo at home, health care, Manual handling, News

Who’s helping Grandma? (Home health care providers need ergonomics support)

When Grandpa has a heart attack, the focus is (and ought to be) on getting care for Grandpa, so he can return to the comfort of his home. When he leaves the hospital, health care providers such as Occupational Therapists (OTs) might provide recommendations for changes that will make his life easier (including, perhaps, hiring […]

21 Sep, 15

Design, Manual handling, News, Shopping

Work flow analysis could help at the warehouse store

Another “ergo” article on shopping? Yes, but this time, I’m thinking about efficiencies and safety while manoeuvring the cart between the store and my car. Recall the last time you tried to navigate a loaded grocery cart from the checkout, through a crowd of adults and children, and then out into a parking lot through […]

11 Sep, 15

ergo program, Industrial, Manual handling, News

Ergo training prevents injuries (Sneak preview of one of our ergo conference presentations)

If you haven’t registered for the October 5-8 Association of Canadian Ergonomists conference, it’s not too late – in fact, the early registration deadline has been extended to Monday, Sept 15! Click here to register for the conference, being held in Waterloo, ON. We are presenting two papers there. Josie will be presenting a “reject conveyor” case […]

17 Aug, 15

Design, Ergo at home, Manual handling, News, Quality, Shopping

Corralling carts: Harder than corralling cats!

Have you ever picked a “bad cart” at the grocery store? It’s just a little swervy when you get it from the corral, but you figure you can manage it. However, once you’ve loaded it with a couple of bags of water softener salt, it steers itself in circles. I confess, I once wore some “cute” boots (“cute”=heels, with no […]

04 Aug, 15

ergo program, Industrial, Manual handling, News

Get ahead of the MOL’s September Material Handling Blitz with Ergonomics training

If you’re part of the “industrial sector” then you may be aware that the Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) is planning another focus on material handling, for September 14-October 23 this year. Now is the time to proactively address this potential hazard. The blitz focus is expected to include: Lifting devices Manual handling procedure Mobile/transport […]

08 Jun, 15

Ergo at home, Manual handling, News

Weekend garden warriors…surviving Monday morning

Are you the type of gardener who plants shrubs and perennials everywhere, with the odd pot of annuals for colour? For us, gardening is reduced to a few hours of weed pulling in the spring, and a few hours of hacking and trimming in the fall. If you garden like I do, chances are that you have also […]

25 May, 15

Design, ergo program, Industrial, Manual handling

Working out for work: Strength training, designed by an ergonomist, to reduce strain/sprain injury risk

As ergonomists, we are often asked to evaluate the risk of injury for a particular task. One of the methods that we use to do this involves estimating the demands of the task, and comparing these demands with what a typical worker could tolerate. For example, a task that requires a worker to push sideways […]

Elf for an Eve: Physical demands in Santa’s workshop

Who’s helping Grandma? (Home health care providers need ergonomics support)

Work flow analysis could help at the warehouse store

Ergo training prevents injuries (Sneak preview of one of our ergo conference presentations)

Corralling carts: Harder than corralling cats!

Get ahead of the MOL’s September Material Handling Blitz with Ergonomics training

Weekend garden warriors…surviving Monday morning

Working out for work: Strength training, designed by an ergonomist, to reduce strain/sprain injury risk

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