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28 Mar, 22

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Corporate culture, employee engagement, wellness, and ergonomics

I’ve been hearing a lot about corporate culture, employee engagement, and wellness lately. And I wonder why ergonomics isn’t included in that buzz. Corporate culture refers to the basic assumptions that workers acquire over time about how their employer deals with internal and external problems. It affects how people interact, what resistance they face during […]

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Answering tough questions: How Applied Ergonomics Research can Benefit your Company

Does your company see itself as “leading edge”? Is “R&D” built into your process? If so, are you applying this approach to ergonomics and strain/sprain injury prevention? Applied research allows you to examine information about specific problems within your company. Research can lead to better work processes, ergonomics awareness and skills, and innovation. As practitioners, […]

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You know you need an ergonomist when…

Why do clients call us? Typically, organizations call us: when they need to build a library of physical and cognitive demands analyses after employees report discomfort or injury that they attribute to a job when the supervisor, HR Manager, JHSC, and Safety Professional are not able to identify a practical solution to the concern when […]

08 Nov, 21

assessment, ergo program, productivity, Quality

Things that might keep you up at night

You know that strains and sprains are the most common injury in your organization, but you don’t know where to begin. So you dig a bit and you identify the three jobs that have been associated with the most injuries. Congratulations – you now have three more projects to work on. Where do you go […]

11 Jun, 21

injury, News, productivity, Quality

How an employee ergo survey can power your program

When a client asks for “proof” that our services reduce injury rates, I am sadly at a loss. We can point to research that proves the effectiveness of various types of interventions (Goggins et al, 2008 being a favourite ), but we have precious little proof of how effective our own projects have been. Why […]

29 Dec, 20

Design, Ergo at home, injury, Manual handling, News, productivity, Quality, tools

Holiday gratitude

Over the holidays, I am taking a few minutes to pause and be thankful, before I rush to nail down my 2021 resolutions. Here are five kitchen inventions that we can be grateful for on Christmas day (and why): – A built-in oven with a side-opening door. Our stuffed turkey is one of the heaviest […]

20 Aug, 18

anthropometry, Design, engineering, injury, News, productivity, Quality

Why 10 cm of forward reach matters

Estimated reading time: 2:45 We are often asked to do assessments where forward reach turns out to be the most significant issue. Our recommendations often involve changes that look insignificant…we want to chisel away at this table, or nudge the part bin a bit closer, or reinstall two pieces of equipment closer together by a […]

Corporate culture, employee engagement, wellness, and ergonomics

Answering tough questions: How Applied Ergonomics Research can Benefit your Company

You know you need an ergonomist when…

Things that might keep you up at night

How an employee ergo survey can power your program

Holiday gratitude

Why 10 cm of forward reach matters

How ergonomics can preserve the smile on your face

What is ergonomics?

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