What is a PJD? A PJD is an acronym that stands for “Physical Job Description.” And having a PJD can help your company get new business! We know, because we have seen it first hand. Get new business. Earlier this year our Principal worked on an extensive project with a client to develop several dozen…
Do you operate or work in a hotel (or a hotel management company with properties) in California? Time is running out for your property(ies) to complete the required 2019 Hotel Housekeeper MIPP assessments and training. Cal/OSHA requires that every hotel and lodging establishment (including Inns and B&Bs) in California must conduct these assessments and training…
Since October is National Ergonomics Month, here are several steps everyone can take to “do something,” versus talk about it and “feel good because we’re talking about it!” Talking about and feeling good about something doesn’t stop people from getting hurt, or absolve you from your regulatory or moral obligations to maintain a workplace free…
During my nearly 30-years as a practicing Ergonomist, I have performed thousands and thousands of office workstation assessments and encountered many unique, interesting, and frustrating situations. I was an undergraduate student in Industrial Engineering when the “kneeling chair” became popular. The problem with it was that due to the position of the lower legs being…
I had a recent, disappointing conversation with a client. They had to push their Ergonomics compliance services off to 2020 because they forgot to budget for them in 2019. This places them at risk from consequences that could be levied by their state regulators. Now is the time to plan for 2020, no matter what…
This is the right time to put Ergo Tuck into your 2020 budget! Ergo Tuck makes it easier, safer, and faster for housekeepers to make beds. Since Ergo Tuck pushes the flat sheets under the mattress. This means your housekeepers won’t have to worry so much about getting stuck by used hypodermic needles lurking under…
In honor of International Housekeeping Week, many hotels and hospitality companies have put on festivals, feeds, and fun & games. But how many properties invested in better tools and equipment this week? How many purchased better cleaning tools, or something like Ergo Tuck? Ergo Tuck is made to keep Housekeepers safer from bloodborne pathogens from…
Keynote: addresses: “Safety is the readiness to respond to Risk.” If the Titanic had not been delayed by 1 1/2 hours leaving England, it may never have struck that iceberg. “Good (and bad) sleep will immediately impact performance.”
-When going from 20- to 40-hours of typing/keyboard entry per week, physical symptoms and disorders increase by up to 220% -High physical demands at work result in high employee turnover -Shift work influences tobacco use, levels of exercise, and (non) healthy behaviors
Click on this link to download Tim’s latest article in the Contact Center Pipeline newsletter! “If the workstation is not optimal and the criteria of good work design are not met, then the stress on the body from an improperly designed workspace (or improper work habits) can lead to serious issues.”