According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the summer months of June, July and August have the most injuries resulting in days away from work. Of these cases, over 42-percent result from sprains, strains, tears, tendonitis, and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The average case cost of these is about $25,000. With summer rapidly approaching,…
Spencer, the QP3 Ergo Lab, is at home and recovering well from his TPLO (hip) surgery, but he is not supposed to do a lot of stairs. To help him, we constructed a simple reinforced ramp to allow him to get in/out of his house more easily. This ramp used mostly scrap materials and cost under…
Someone recently asked me what industry I specialize in. I don’t. The principles of ergonomics transcend industries, as while people may look different on the outside, on the inside they are the same, and their bodies experience the same hurt no matter where in the world they may live and work. I have been in…
Do you know what PtD is? A lot of people who should know, don’t know. PtD is “Prevention through Design,” and the hallmark of ISO 45001. A few years ago I attended an Ergonomics conference where one of the presenters showed a picture of a person at a workstation that was not correctly designed, and…