Quality

14 Nov, 16

In the loop about surgical loupes

e-news from Josie Blake… We recently attended the ACE 2016 conference in Niagara Falls. Topics ranged from specific research on twisting the back, to sit-stand workstations, to training in the healthcare field. One presentation on dental professionals got me thinking about my recent trip to the dentist, and made me wish I had another appointment soon, […]
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Brick Layer
11 Jul, 16

How an ergonomist can save you money

I suspect that few things are more frustrating to an engineer than fielding complaints from workers on a brand new line. An engineer or project manager who has just spent months attending to the many, many, many details of a new project may not be receptive to the type of “constructive” feedback that workers have to […]
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Lighting the way to safe, effective paths

Josie has been spending a lot of time in hardware stores lately, and she came across this item in the lighting aisle (https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.br30-led-flood-smartbulb-arctic-white.1000854380.html) that she wanted to share. Remember the “clap on, clap off” lights? This is even better! (If these new light bulbs are advertised on TV, I apologise for the repeat here….not much TV in […]
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