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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 […]

20 Apr, 18

cognitive, injury, News, return-to-work

Cognitive demands and concussions (when worlds collide; pun intended)

Not sure why to do cognitive demands analyses (CDAs)? Here is a short story about how CDAs can be useful in the workplace. Jane (not her real name) is a special education teacher who has acted as a consultant to her Board. She has experience in many different facets of education that most teachers don’t […]

14 Mar, 18

Ergo at home, News, shiftwork, sleep

We woke up early to bring you the news about World Sleep Day, March 16

Article by Josie Blake, graphics courtesy of @_worldsleep. I love sleep, but I tend to take my peaceful rest for granted because I’m quite good at sleeping. However, this isn’t the case for everyone. For up to 45% of people across the globe, quality of life, and health is threatened by difficulties with sleeping. Of […]

29 Jan, 18

best practices, legislation, News, Office Ergo, Texting, training

CSA Z412-17 Takeaways from the new office ergo standard

412We recently reviewed the new ergo standard (which, was a “guideline” in its last edition), and we highlighted some new bits here and there, which we thought were worth referencing in our processes and training materials. Here are a few items, new and old, that we thought should be shared: Did you know that a […]

15 Jan, 18

best practices, Ergo at home, News, Office Ergo, training

Move your mouse, and fix your shoulder

Are you still mousing with your right hand? If so, you must read further. When you walk through an office, you will find most mice located on the right hand side of the keyboards. This is the traditional “default”, because we thought that we needed dexterity to operate a mouse. Not true. Here are three […]

06 Nov, 17

anthropometry, Design, Industrial, Manual handling, News, PPE, tools, training

How are you affected by poor ergo design?

If workplaces were designed ergonomically, there would be fewer injuries, people would be more productive, and the quality of their work would be better. Don’t believe me? I challenged myself to come up with an everyday example of poor ergonomic design, for each of the design guidelines in our course. Please read the list….haven’t you […]

27 Jul, 17

Ergo at home, Industrial, Manual handling, News, training

Packing, moving, and dodging back pain

Our office is moving soon (stay tuned for a new address), and so we’ve launched a buzz of box-stuffing. Moving is heavy work – every file, training prop, and piece of equipment has to be boxed, labeled and stacked. Furniture has to be disassembled. Someone has to load and unload a truck, and then we […]

10 Jul, 17

best practices, Design, Ergo at home, News

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 […]

Lean and mean?

Cognitive demands and concussions (when worlds collide; pun intended)

We woke up early to bring you the news about World Sleep Day, March 16

CSA Z412-17 Takeaways from the new office ergo standard

Move your mouse, and fix your shoulder

How are you affected by poor ergo design?

Packing, moving, and dodging back pain

150 years of Ergonomics

What is ergonomics?

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