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01 Aug, 22

anthropometry, Design, engineering, Industrial

Just one quick question: What height…?

What height should this work bench be? This is a simple enough question, but getting to the answer is remarkably complex. The best height for a task depends on: The effort required. Heavier work should be lower than elbow height, whereas lighter work should be at elbow height. The precision required. If you need to […]

25 Jul, 22

anthropometry, exercise, News, sleep, stretching, wellness, work hardening

Longevity and ergonomics

Over the past 25+ years, I’ve shared articles about issues that were relevant to me at specific times in my life: pregnancy, ergonomics with (and for) children, pets, camping, cottaging, travel, and so on. When I meet new people at business functions, those who have been reading our newsletters and blogs often tell me that […]

23 May, 22

anthropometry, Industrial, Manual handling, News, tools

Crazy little things called gloves

The skin on our bare hands provides an ideal grip for handling most objects in day-to-day life. Our palms and fingers are relatively tough, grippy, and sensitive to heat and pressure. For many tasks, bare-handed is the way to go. Most people can’t imagine wearing gloves to type, use a pen, brush our teeth or […]

15 Jan, 20

News, anthropometry, ergonomics of ergonomics, Office Ergo

We love work!

“I like work, it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.” Jerome K. Jerome, 1889 Jerome Jerome was not an ergonomist, but he could have been. Like him, we like to watch people work – we like figuring out what they are doing, and why. We like to understand why different […]

20 Aug, 18

News, anthropometry, Design, engineering, injury, 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 […]

30 Jul, 18

Office Ergo, anthropometry, Design, Ergo at home, News

How to keep your existing office furniture and make it a sit/stand desk

If you have furniture in your home office that you want to keep, but you’re yearning for the option to stand, you might be considering some portable products. Desk top models that sit on top of an existing desk typically make the typing surface too high for sitting, because most existing desks are already too […]

06 Nov, 17

News, anthropometry, Design, Industrial, Manual handling, 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 […]

25 Jan, 16

anthropometry, Design, Ergo at home, Office Ergo

Sit/Stand tables at a warehouse near you (Please ask, “How low do they go?”)

On Saturday, as I maneuvered my cart through our local warehouse store, I noticed that they were selling electric height-adjustable sit-stand desks. This is quite an exciting development in the war against sitting that has been waged in the media lately. I have long imagined a world where people had a choice to sit or […]

anthropometry

Just one quick question: What height…?

Longevity and ergonomics

Crazy little things called gloves

We love work!

Why 10 cm of forward reach matters

How to keep your existing office furniture and make it a sit/stand desk

How are you affected by poor ergo design?

Sit/Stand tables at a warehouse near you (Please ask, “How low do they go?”)

What is ergonomics?

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