This news is a little late but we just wanted to share the news with everyone that EWI Calgary’s Kirsten Willms is now officially a Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist.
This is also exciting for the rest of us as EWI Works is now the only ergonomic consulting company who employs five full time certified ergonomists. This [...]

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!

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.

Two ergonomic products are suggested to reduce the discomfort that four office coordinators are having at a client’s location.

In times where our addiction to connectivity is putting up road blocks for the crusade against cell phone use and driving, cutting edge technology is being developed to disable cell phones when in a moving vehicle to make roads safer.

EWI Works can help reinforce your health and safety initiatives with our free Toolbox Minutes. Hand them out at your safety meetings, brown bag sessions or post them on your corporate intranet! Contact us if you want a monthly subscription at info@ewiworks.com!

We’re developing a manual handling course for hospital workers - learn some techniques to reduce reaching and the pain and strain on your shoulders!

Organizations are now asking employees to work from home if they’re sick thanks to H1N1. However, they must consider if their employees are working at a properly set up workstation to reduce risks of injuries such as musculoskeletal disorders. Do you have an action plan for telecommute workers?

Linda recently attended a full day course offered by the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists and co-sponsored by the Saskatoon Health Region. The course, “Enabling Occupation Through Universal Design and Home Modification”, was presented by occupational therapist, Kathy Pringle. It covered current findings, funding options and resources for carrying out home assessments and developing renovations or new [...]

Section 209 of Part 14 of the OHS Code is entirely new and refers specifically to the healthcare industry. If you need more detail on how to implement this change, you can find out more information in Worksafe Alberta’s publication, No Unsafe Lift Workbook.
To explain a little more about the changes and how they came [...]