It’s very easy to hurt yourself when spring cleaning - but only because caution isn’t used. Remember this story about my mother hurting her back when you are out in the garage cleaning up years of memories.

Many people know the importance of staying hydrated but do you drink enough? Know how dehydration affects your body and how you can prevent accidents or risks to your health.

As promised, I wanted to give a summary of a few points on Linda’s presentation as I found her talk something that needs to be considered in times where people are living longer and need to work past the “55″ mark.
Linda presented “Accommodating Age Related Change in the Workplace” at the American Industrial Hygiene Association [...]

I was going to give a summary on Linda’s talk on the aging workforce that she presented at the American Industrial Hygeine Association in Calgary in March but I came across an article on Ergoweb about the dangers of laptops in a vehicle that reminded me I wanted to give some pointers about laptops in a [...]

All kinds of news going on in the world of EWI - expanding our services with newly hired staff and re-vamping our ergonomic courses.

If you need bifocals or if you have staff who may need or use bifocals, learn what steps to take to ensure comfort in the workplace.

An employee’s inventive solution to lack of a keyboard tray leads to recommendations for an improved new workstation.

A thousand pardons for not blogging in a week! Things have been pretty busy at EWI Works - and that’s good. Great to know that even in these times, all of you are still putting ergonomics and the health and safety of your employees first. It’s also that time of year when everyone is feeling [...]