Ergonomics for Essential Transportation Workers
We hear a lot about our essential workers in healthcare, but there’s another group of essential workers for whom we need to […]
Addressing Job Demands–and Injuries, via Effective Ergonomics and PtD
Do you know what PtD is? A lot of people who should know, don’t know. PtD is “Prevention through Design,” and the […]
Do You Know Your Numbers?
What numbers do you know? What’s the price of gas in your area? Here outside Chicago, it’s about $2.37/gallon. We stopped for […]
You CAN Have Cake–And Eat It, Too!
A while back I conducted a three-day site visit at a client, where one day was comprised of assessments and two were […]
Working from Home is Here to Stay!
While the world begins to open up, studies are showing that as many as 30% of “new ” work-from-home office employees are […]
What is Psychosocial Stress?
Many people know what physical ergonomics stresses are, but there is another kind of stress that can also hurt us. That stress […]
What “I Love Lucy” taught us about Ergonomics
Picture in your mind the 1952 episode of “I Love Lucy,” when Lucy and her pal Ethel took jobs at a chocolate […]
What is a Risk Assessment?
We often hear about “Risk Assessments,” but what are they, actually? Why are they important? And why should they be completed independently? […]
What is Ergonomics?
When I first became an Ergonomist, people often confused “Ergonomics” with “Economics.” They are different terms, and different professions, but actually they […]