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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 […]

13 Mar, 23

best practices, News, techniques, training, wellness

Somebody’s watching me…and I’m sitting straighter

Sometimes you get that feeling, like someone is watching you. And maybe that makes you sit up straighter. Our Social Media team had some fun with that theme, creating some videos that we’ll share over the next few months. We used our life-size wooden mannequin to represent an “ergo” monitor. The images above were clipped […]

06 Feb, 23

assessment, best practices, Industrial, News, safety, techniques, training

More than one way to skin a cat and [do other things too]

Ewwww! I don’t like that metaphor either. But gore aside, workers often find the “best way” to do a task. And ergonomists are sometimes asked to evaluate alternative methods. How do we do this? We use objective analysis tools to compare methods. Some ergonomists use motion capture tools, which evaluate how much time is spent […]

09 Jan, 23

best practices, Industrial, injury, Manual handling, News, productivity, return-to-work, safety, techniques, training, work hardening

Why do smart people do foolish things?

When you hear about someone who was hurt doing something silly, be sure to ask why....over and over until you find the real reason.

02 Jan, 23

assessment, CDA, intern, interns, Manual handling, PDA, professional development, training

In-person vs. virtual training: What’s the trade-off?

Our Physical and Cognitive Demands Analysis workshop will be running next week. In today’s age of virtual and online training, why would anyone travel to Cambridge to participate in an in-person workshop? Don’t get me wrong…I believe there’s also a place for virtual and online training, and we offer both. We have an excellent online […]

12 Dec, 22

assessment, best practices, health care, Industrial, leisure, Manual handling, News, safety, techniques, training, wellness, work hardening

How to refresh your ergonomics training

This article shows how best practice studies can build the basis for hazard-specific ergonomics training.

11 Oct, 22

anthropometry, assessment, best practices, Industrial, injury, Manual handling, PPE, training

Exoskeleton Conference Summary

by Callum Murphy Last week, Alex and I participated in an Exoskeleton Conference presented by CRE-MSD. If you’re interested in more details, the slides can be found here: Manual Handling: Where Exoskeletons Fit Within Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Prevention Strategies | Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (CRE-MSD) | University of Waterloo […]

03 Oct, 22

best practices, ergonomics of ergonomics, exercise, Industrial, injury, News, research, training

Ergonomics experiments you can do at home

A few months ago, I reported about how “glove fit” affects grip strength. (Better fit = greater strength). This morning, I played around with grip endurance using different types of grips, and performed a little experiment at home. Here’s what I did: I found a 2-litre bottle of liquid (about 2 kg). I opened the […]

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Meet us in New Orleans

Somebody’s watching me…and I’m sitting straighter

More than one way to skin a cat and [do other things too]

Why do smart people do foolish things?

In-person vs. virtual training: What’s the trade-off?

How to refresh your ergonomics training

Exoskeleton Conference Summary

Ergonomics experiments you can do at home

What is ergonomics?

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