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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....
Human Centered Manufacturing Webinar Recording
Didn't have a chance to attend our joint Sandalwood / Visual Decisions webinar on Human Centered Manufacturing on February 9th? You can now watch the recording here. In this webinar, we covered how incorporating human design factors in the process leads to better...
The Basics of Blockchain Technology
On February 11, 2021, Nadir Khoja of the Systems Integration team was invited to speak as a virtual guest lecturer for St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario. The topic was on the Basics of Blockchain, which is a very interesting and relevant topic in today’s world. ...
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...
Sandalwood & Visual Decisions: “Cultural Adoption of Industry 4.0” Webinar for @Automation Alley #TechTakevoer
Did you know Industry 4.0 technologies can have an enormous impact on your company by adding new capabilities to the business? These capabilities can directly plug value leaks in the business such as downtime, scrap, inventory, and employee health. But talking about...
Industry 4.0 Lessons Learned Webinar Recording
Sandalwood Engineering & Ergonomics and Visual Decisions shared practical, repeatable examples of how they have helped clients leverage many aspects of Industry 4.0 successfully. Watch the recording! https://youtu.be/ALdkqhudGAs
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. ...
Ergonomics – not just for grown-ups!
Ergonomics in the workplace has become the norm with the advancement of health and safety policies, standards, and guidelines aimed at preventing and mitigating ergonomic risk to workers. Employers seek to educate their employees on ergonomic literacy and use...
Ergonomic Best Practices for Surgeons
Problem Up to 86% of surgeons report work related pain[1] Surgeons are often exposed to non-neutral neck and shoulder postures for prolonged periods of time[2] Adequate knowledge of ergonomics has been reported in as few as 11% of practicing surgeons[3] Risk Factors...
