Last week I discussed an assessment that was conducted on a control panel for workers at a manufacturing plant. The control board was large, causing reaching for controls, awkward postures of the trunk and neck to see around or over the control board and it did not provide room to sit comfortably.
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Find out how a control panel design increased the risk of awkward postures that could lead to MSIs in Control Operators.

There’s a lot of negativity toward the new iPad - but it’s usefulness depends on what you are using it for and for how long.

Many of us think that erognomics is for the workplace - but we can see it in our everyday lives as well. Cognitive Ergonomics helps ensure our safety as well as makes our life easier - and can reduce customer complaints for manufacturers!

Returning to work from a low back injury and surgery requires a special chair to handle a low tolerance to prolonged sitting at a desk.

Injuries don’t always happen suddenly on the worksite. Many times they are caused when exposed to a risk over a long period of time - such as the case with hand tools that can damage the soft tissues of the hand. Next time you are in the market for hand tools, keep these points in mind.

Choosing the right ergonomic consulting firm goes beyond professional designations and experience. You also have to consider how a firm operates its own business and how it treats its employees. How can a consulting firm provide services that have you and your employees’ best interests in mind if it does not practice the same?

You know you need an ergonomist to come in and look at an employee’s workstation, but you don’t fully understand the difference between an audit or an assessment. There’s a big difference depending on the situation. Here’s how to determine what you might need before making the call.

Recently one of our ergonomists conducted an audit for a client’s employee who frequently alternated tasks from the computer, to handling documents, to using the phone. The employee found she was feeling discomfort, possibly affecting job performance. Here are the findings and suggestions.
The female employee uses the computer, telephone and accesses paper documents, either in [...]

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