We hear a lot about our essential workers in healthcare, but there’s another group of essential workers for whom we need to pay close attention. Truck, Trailer and Package Delivery Drivers–Essential workers in the Transportation Industry–are at a higher risk for various ergonomics-related illnesses and injuries. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),…
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…
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 fuel in Cleveland over the weekend and it was $1.91/gallon. We know that it costs about $15 for Spencer, the QP3 Ergo Lab, to get his nails done at Petco. That said, for…
A while back I conducted a three-day site visit at a client, where one day was comprised of assessments and two were comprised of Ergonomics Team training. When doing onsite training, I incorporate the client’s processes as examples into the courses, so they are not only relevant, but also get the “Ergonomics Ball of Improvement”…
We often hear about “Risk Assessments,” but what are they, actually? Why are they important? And why should they be completed independently? A Risk Assessment is a formal process that is used to identify hazards and risk factors that can have a negative impact on a business, operations, people and the environment. This can be…
Twenty-five years ago I had a new wife in one state, and a job at the opposite end of another state! After graduate school, in early 1992, 27 1/2 years ago, I accepted and began a journey as the facility Ergonomist at Alcoa’s Warrick Operations, one of the largest aluminum smelters in the world. To…
Today at the 2019 Chicagoland Health, Safety and Environmental Conference, I had the honor of speaking to a large and diverse group about “Building the Winning Ergonomics Team!” Topics of my talk included Leadership The global competitive playing field Common approaches & failures Top Coaches Why ISO 45001 & PtD are important Employee empowerment &…
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…
The 2019 Hawkeye on Safety 2019 Conference is just around the corner, on September 26, in Coralville, Iowa. Meet QP3 at our booth there, to learn how we can help with your specialty Risk Consulting needs, and pick up some great swag! We have consultants with Global experience in Ergonomics, Industrial Hygiene, Employee Safety/Machine Guarding,…