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The ERGO impacts of Covid-19

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Carrie in coronavirus, ergo program, News, work hardening

The pandemic is going to change the way “we” work – and by “we”, we mean ergonomists, and all other workers. A recent broadcast email from the leaders of the Applied Ergonomics Society inspired this discussion of these emerging issues. What are your thoughts? How can we do ergonomics assessments...

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Dog days of summer

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Carrie in best practices, exercise, heat stress, Industrial

Stay cool, even without air conditioning (Read time 2:30) Last year Ursa, our Border Collie puppy, was too young to run with us, but now she’s acting the part of a herding dog, motivating our 5 k runs. Ursa loves to run no matter what…hot or cool. But when it...

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Fit to work: I train my body for a race, but would I train it for a new job?

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Carrie in best practices, exercise, Office Ergo, stretching, techiques, training

This is the time of year when runners sign up for races. It’s motivating to have a goal – knowing that we are going to be challenged to run faster, or further, or climb obstacles, forces us to stick to a training schedule and get out to exercise regularly. Why...

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Inspired by Olympians – From couch to competition, ergonomically

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Carrie in best practices, exercise, News, stretching, training

If you’re like most Canadians, you’ve been watching our athletes proudly, from the comfort of your living room. If the Olympics have got you thinking about getting into shape, take some advice from ergonomists (with a kinesiology background) and keep yourself safe while you pursue your medal dreams. Here are...

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Working out for work: Strength training, designed by an ergonomist, to reduce strain/sprain injury risk

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Carrie in Design, ergo program, Industrial, Manual handling

As ergonomists, we are often asked to evaluate the risk of injury for a particular task. One of the methods that we use to do this involves estimating the demands of the task, and comparing these demands with what a typical worker could tolerate. For example, a task that requires...

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