Are
The New Ergonomic Guidelines A Good Job Analysis
There's more to the ergonomics field than symptom
identification and incident reports! The new Ergonomic Guidelines sound
more regulatory than proactive—not very "User Friendly".
Ergonomic Boost for Tacoma Dome
PROBLEM: how to turn a multi-use facility into a hockey
rink, a basketball court, a concert stage and back again in record time
and with zero injuries. See this case study for the answer.
Ergonomics:
Not Just A Buzzword - A Bottom Line Fact
The trick to making ergonomics indispensable to business
is showing how it improves the bottom line. Not only is this an essential
component for clients, but an important step for the consultants bottom
line as well.
Further
Confusion on Task Analysis Front
There are two kinds of Task Analysis: Quantitative and
Qualitative. A good Ergonomist knows both.
Keeping
The Digitizer Healthy
Digitizers are "power users" like CAD operators,
engineers and technical illustrators. Find out what these workers can do
to protect themselves and their livelihood from RMI (Repetitive Motion
Injury).
Prioritize
Office Workstation Goals and Watch Out for “Voodoo Ergonomics”
Before you invest in the best chairs, wrist wrests, and
keyboards, check your "ergonomists" credentials. Are you
speaking to a CPE or a professional sales person?
Solving
White Collar Pain Problems
When businesses confront white collar pain, they feel they
are battling an invisible enemy, using unproven weapons, undefined goals,
and runaway costs. Ergonomists know this isn't true and they can
prove it!
When
are Wrist Rests Good—What About Palm Rests?
The difficulty with wrist rest/support applications today,
is that without being appropriately specified to the individual worker,
the actual ergonomic benefit amounts to little more than that of a pillow.