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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 […]

21 Dec, 17

cognitive, injury, return-to-work

Concerned about cognitive demands? Build cognitive demands into your PDAs

In 2018, the WSIB will be changing the way claims for stress are handled, and this change has influenced our best practice for documenting job demands. Until recently, we have not spent a lot of time considering cognitive demands analyses (CDAs) as a “service”, beyond what is already included in our physical demands analysis (PDA). […]

24 Nov, 17

Ergo at home, Industrial, PPE, Shopping

How to pick winter treads…for your feet

A November 15th webinar by Dr. Tilak Dutta of the University Health Network reviewed winter footwear characteristics, and how treads are tested. He even identified specific footwear with better slip resistance…more on that later. The method for testing footwear’s slip resistance is fascinating. They use a room with an ice floor. The entire room tilts! […]

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 […]

18 Oct, 17

injury, Manual handling

MMH conference – injury reduction stats!

On October 2, 2017, the Taylor’d Ergo team attended the CRE-MSD “Manual Materials Handling and Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Making it Work!” one-day conference in Mississauga, Ontario. The day started off with a short review on a bit of the history of manual material handling (MMH) injuries in workplaces and a reminder to not forget […]

08 Sep, 17

Design, legislation, Office Ergo

Why does the occupant matter in green building design? (hint: ergo)

by Josie Blake Our recent ACE conference was held at The Banff Centre, in gorgeous, “Green certified” buildings (we were in this one: https://www.banffcentre.ca/articles/leed%C2%AE-gold%C2%A0achieved-kinnear-centre-creativity-innovation), which were alarmingly close to some of the wildfires (apparently only 6 miles!) The conference had a session dedicated to presentations on sustainable development, and one presentation that intrigued me was […]

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 […]

CSA Z412-17 Takeaways from the new office ergo standard

Move your mouse, and fix your shoulder

Concerned about cognitive demands? Build cognitive demands into your PDAs

How to pick winter treads…for your feet

How are you affected by poor ergo design?

MMH conference – injury reduction stats!

Why does the occupant matter in green building design? (hint: ergo)

Packing, moving, and dodging back pain

What is ergonomics?

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