Archive for April, 2009

Your back and spring cleaning

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

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.

The serious effects of dehydration

Friday, April 24th, 2009

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.

Designing for an aging workforce

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

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 [...]

Laptops and driving

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

I was going to giveĀ 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.

Progressive lenses and working comfortably

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

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.

Building on unique adaptations

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

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

What’s in a name

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

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 [...]