Ergonomics

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 […]

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 […]

29 May, 17

best practices, ergo program, News, Office Ergo

Does your office ergo assessment process work?

We know ours does. How? We follow up. Our ergo assessment process starts AND ends with a comfort survey, which we score. We therefore have quantitative baseline measures of discomfort, by body part, which we can cross-reference to ensure that the changes that we made improved the situation. There are many comfort surveys available, so […]

17 Apr, 17

Design, News, Office Ergo, training

Is bigger better when it comes to computer screens?

A visitor to our office recently remarked, “I think I know what you’re going to say, but, when it comes to computer monitors, is a bigger screen better?” The answer was apparently not what he expected. Bigger is not better when it comes to screens. Here’s the problem. Your neck muscles are most comfortable when […]

20 Mar, 17

Design, News, Shopping

Check it out – Ergonomics and Cashiers

Do you ever worry about the demands of the cashier who has to handle every item that you eat in a week? We do. And not just because we’ve been hired to! So do academics, apparently. Researchers from the Universities of Waterloo, Laurentian, and Arizona State recently published a paper in the International Journal of Industrial […]

30 Jan, 17

Ergo at home, lighting, News

Light Lullabies: How better artificial light can help you sleep and wake more naturally

Most parents have attempted to impose limits on the use of tech devices before bedtime, because we know that it’s hard to fall asleep after that last game of crushing candies. (And, for once, it’s not sugar that is the culprit!) Did you know that the light emanating from electronic screens actually stimulates the brain, […]

11 Jan, 17

health care, injury, News

A prescription for ergo assessment

CBC recently reported that some physicians have started writing prescriptions for physical activity. Dr. Michael Rutledge, a Medical Officer of Health for Southern Health in Manitoba, identified exercise as “a wonder drug that can treat dozens of diseases including diabetes, hypertension and obesity….[with] no negative side effects”. He feels that more serious conversations need to […]

How are you affected by poor ergo design?

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

Packing, moving, and dodging back pain

Does your office ergo assessment process work?

Is bigger better when it comes to computer screens?

Check it out – Ergonomics and Cashiers

Light Lullabies: How better artificial light can help you sleep and wake more naturally

A prescription for ergo assessment

What is ergonomics?

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