productivity

05 Feb, 24

Design, Employment, ergo program, News, PDA, productivity, Quality, return-to-work, safety, wellness

Elevating HR’s impact: The role of ergonomics in creating inclusive and productive workplaces

An ergonomist can support human resources initiatives by helping to accommodate workers with limitations, by supporting the design of jobs that are inclusive, and by implementing changes that improve safety, comfort, productivity, and quality.

28 Dec, 23

assessment, best practices, ergo program, exercise, Industrial, injury, Manual handling, News, productivity, Quality, return-to-work, safety, stretching, techniques, training

MSD prevention in 2024

This article reviews the steps to successfully reducing MSD injuries in 2024.

16 Oct, 23

ergo program, News, productivity, Quality, research, wellness

Ergonomics as a Key Component in Business: Conference summary

This article summarizes the October 2 2023 conference which was hosted by CRE-MSD.

ergonomics under the safety or engineering umbrella

25 Sep, 23

Design, engineering, legislation, News, productivity, Quality, safety

Where does ergonomics belong – Safety or Engineering?

Most of our clients hire us because they need help to reduce sprain/strain injuries. We are typically contacted by the Human Resources department or, more specifically, Health and Safety. This is a natural consequence of the way most organizations see ergonomics: fitting work to people so strain/sprain injuries can be avoided. As we’ve pointed out […]

17 Jul, 23

assessment, best practices, Ergo at home, News, Office Ergo, productivity, Quality

Home office ergonomics horror stories

For most of us, home office workstations started as a “temporary” gig during a period of uncertainty and turmoil. In the beginning, that home office space felt like an oasis of Zen amid household chaos. Initially at least, this approach worked for many of us. We could retreat to our closet or basement “home office” […]

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 […]

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.

20 Mar, 23

ergonomics of ergonomics, Industrial, mentor, mentor, mentors, productivity, professional development, Quality, techniques, training

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 […]

Elevating HR’s impact: The role of ergonomics in creating inclusive and productive workplaces

MSD prevention in 2024

Ergonomics as a Key Component in Business: Conference summary

Where does ergonomics belong – Safety or Engineering?

Home office ergonomics horror stories

The Keyboard Struggle: A Tale of Ergonomics and Brain Training

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

Meet us in New Orleans

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