ergo tips
Gardening and Ergonomics
Who doesn’t love having a cool, comfortable, beautiful garden that will enable you to take advantage of our current weather? To foster a good environment outside for your plants, you will have to place them in a sunny area, water them as needed, change the substratum...
Ergonomics at Home – Optimize Your Home Office Setup with the Right Chair
Take a look at our latest #injuryprevention video on optimizing your home office setup by choosing the right chair. In this video you'll learn four things to look for in an office chair including: Adjustable height Lowback support Armrests Comfortable seat Have...
Yoga at Work: How It Can Work For You
Ever thought of doing yoga at work? It’s easier and more beneficial than you think.
Ergonomics for the Virtual Learner
Ergonomics at Home Tips
As we all know, the past year has drastically changed how we work. Many of us are still working from home and may continue this arrangement for a long time to come. Here are some valuable tips that may help you work more comfortably and efficiently and with reduced...
Integrating a Digital Human Model into Your Business #appliedergo2021
Kip Koshurba, a Technical Lead on the Sandalwood Injury Prevention team recently presented (virtually) at #appliedergo2021. His presentation reviews how Digital Human Modelling has become a valuable tool in considering human factors in design. Take a look to discover...
Team Lifting #appliedergo2021
Watch as Mitch Carswell, a Sandalwood Injury Prevention Associate, reviews his findings on Multi-Person Lifting! https://youtu.be/Se02OrTPsg8
Tooling Design Ergo 101
Tools, lift assists, ergo arms, aids, whatever one wants to call them, they are prominent on manufacturing floors, maybe even more so now than ever. Tools can assist operators with completing tasks, while improving operations from an ergonomic and safety perspective....
New Year, New (Socially Distanced) Goals!
Happy New Year! Are you one of those people that sets some goal and then quits by January 2nd, or do you have an entire worksheet outlining your goals in all areas of life for the year? Whichever one you are, an area you might not have thought about setting...
WFH Pains & Strains Creeping up?!?
Very useful news piece here! https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/working-from-home-here-s-how-to-avoid-the-negative-side-effects-1.5163181#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=STd2UKc As most of the world continues to work from home, pains and strains are creeping up. ...
