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24 Apr, 23

ergonomics of ergonomics, News, Office Ergo, productivity, Quality, Shopping

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 […]

17 Apr, 23

assessment, Driving, News, Quality, safety, techniques, training

The wheel on the bus

We have worked with bus drivers extensively over the years, and it is surprising how a small adjustment can significantly improve their driving comfort. Bus seats typically offer more adjustability than a typical office chair, which means that if the driver takes the time to adjust it, the “ergonomics” of the workstation can be quite […]

11 Apr, 23

assessment, ergo program, Industrial, News, productivity, Quality

20 Questions for Supervisors, to uncover the cost of ergonomics issues

Supervisors are an untapped resource of information about the costs associated with ergonomics issues. These questions can help you to understand how an ergo intervention might save the company money.

cost-justifying physical and cognitive demands analyses

03 Apr, 23

assessment, CDA, Industrial, News, return-to-work, safety, work hardening

How can PCDAs save you money?

(Would you rather watch than read? Video version here: https://youtu.be/1euljH9RrRw ) Physical and cognitive demands analyses (PCDAs), in contrast to ergo assessments, provide only a summary of job requirements. They don’t include an analysis of injury risk or recommendations to reduce those risks. So technically, they don’t directly result in improvements to a job. How could […]

13 Mar, 23

best practices, News, techniques, training, wellness

Somebody’s watching me…and I’m sitting straighter

Sometimes you get that feeling, like someone is watching you. And maybe that makes you sit up straighter. Our Social Media team had some fun with that theme, creating some videos that we’ll share over the next few months. We used our life-size wooden mannequin to represent an “ergo” monitor. The images above were clipped […]

06 Mar, 23

assessment, Industrial, News, Office Ergo, productivity, Quality

How does an employee ergo survey help?

We use surveys to gather information from people we do not have an opportunity to meet personally, perhaps because they work on other shifts, or in remote locations. We also use surveys when we want to give people time to consider their responses. This article focuses on the value of pre-assessment surveys in an industrial environment.

13 Feb, 23

Driving, Ergo at home, News

Ergonomics for our furry family members

Ergonomics can be applied to the design of products for pets.

06 Feb, 23

assessment, best practices, Industrial, News, safety, techniques, training

More than one way to skin a cat and [do other things too]

Ewwww! I don’t like that metaphor either. But gore aside, workers often find the “best way” to do a task. And ergonomists are sometimes asked to evaluate alternative methods. How do we do this? We use objective analysis tools to compare methods. Some ergonomists use motion capture tools, which evaluate how much time is spent […]

The Keyboard Struggle: A Tale of Ergonomics and Brain Training

The wheel on the bus

20 Questions for Supervisors, to uncover the cost of ergonomics issues

How can PCDAs save you money?

Somebody’s watching me…and I’m sitting straighter

How does an employee ergo survey help?

Ergonomics for our furry family members

More than one way to skin a cat and [do other things too]

What is ergonomics?

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