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October 10, 2019
Effective ergonomics processes emphasize both improvement and prevention – reducing ergonomics risks in existing operations while ensuring the ergonomics acceptability of new products and equipment. Ergonomic […]
September 26, 2019
Successful ergonomics improvement programs include at least these 4 steps: Identifying Potential Ergonomics Issues Ergonomics Assessment Tools Controlling Ergonomics Risks Cost Justifying Ergonomic Improvements If your […]
September 18, 2019
Successful workplace ergonomics programs drive improvements that reduce ergonomics risk while making jobs easier, effective and less painful for workers. Since Lean and Six Sigma programs […]
September 11, 2019
Successful ergonomics initiatives are designed to drive workplace ergonomics improvements that reduce risk while making jobs easier and less painful for workers. A robust approach that […]
July 18, 2019
What’s the difference between an ergonomics checklist and an ergonomics assessment tool, and when should one or the other be used? In general, they may seem […]
July 17, 2019
Ergonomics can be challenging, particularly when trying to assess ergonomics in non-repetitive (non-cyclical) jobs. Here we offer a few tips you can start using today. For […]
July 1, 2019
Ergonomics is an improvement process that, when successful, achieves meaningful outcomes such as less muscle fatigue, increased productivity, and reduced number and severity of work-related MSDs […]
June 20, 2019
What can you control? Improving ergonomics for field workers pays back by reducing risk exposure and improving job performance. This infographic captures the main things you […]
June 17, 2019
Ergonomics assessment of repetitive work – where the work area, materials, and tools are consistent and cycles are short enough that you can observe the activity […]
June 15, 2005
The world's first artificial brain is on the way.
June 13, 2005
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags have entered the business world at invasion strength...
June 10, 2005
Absenteeism is a crippling headache for British employers, and there is a race for a cure...
June 8, 2005
When Jack Kelley began his career as a furniture designer in the 1960s, he had never heard of ergonomics. Few people had. Interviewed for The Ergonomics Report
June 8, 2005
A Canadian labour leader says workplace stress should be treated as an injury, not a disease. Doing so, she suggests, could encourage employers to take workplace stress more seriously, and ...
June 6, 2005
These portable desks are an example of applied ergonomics in developing countries. In common with all clever ergonomic solutions, the desks address multiple issues...
June 2, 2005
A study by two experimental psychologists in Britain reveals that insomnia is sometimes imagined, a finding that may lead to new ways of treating a disorder that causes economic and ergonomic havoc...
June 1, 2005
Notebook PCs bolted to hospital trolleys and wheeled from patient to patient may soon replace hospital charts dangling from the bedside. The new system is an example of real value delivered through an ergonomic process...
June 1, 2005
Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off in July for the International Space Station. The Ergonomics Report takes an exclusive look at some ergonomics and human factors issues impacting the Shuttle and its astronauts.