Group Project Designs Ergonomic Waste Bins for NYC

Posted on September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 by admin

Photograph courtesy of Group Project. Written By Rebecca Thienes. Originally posted on May 4, 2020 Some 23,000 public trash cans occupy the street corners of New York’s five boroughs. Many, however, are the decades-old heavy and unwieldy versions with no recycling capabilities. To address the problem, the NYC Department of Sanitation, Van Alen Institute, Industrial Designers Society Read more about Group Project Designs Ergonomic Waste Bins for NYC[…]

Adjustable packaging line accommodates employees

Posted on September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 by admin

Written By Josh Bond. Originally posted on June 9, 2020 Alpine Slicing and Cheese Conversion has specialized in cheese packaging since 2005, serving customers throughout the United States from its facility in Monroe, Wisc. When it came time to expand its contract packaging services by adding a second tray line, the company took the opportunity to improve Read more about Adjustable packaging line accommodates employees[…]

Workplace Reimagined: COVID-19 Reshapes Modern Office Experience

Posted on August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 by admin

Photo by Peter Dressel. Written by Peter Wilk. Originally posted on May 7, 2020 The American workplace has experienced more rapid, dramatic shifts in the past few weeks than it ever has before. But the real impact of COVID-19 on how millions of people work — and how they plug into a modern office — Read more about Workplace Reimagined: COVID-19 Reshapes Modern Office Experience[…]

Early Intervention Key to Better Worker Safety

Posted on August 17, 2020August 15, 2020 by admin

Written by Rebecca Lee. Originally posted on February 17, 2020. I don’t have to tell you that worker safety is a big deal—like a $161.5 billion big deal (the total cost of worker injuries, according to recent available data). Or, another way to look at it is $1,100 per worker or $39,000 per medically consulted injury. Read more about Early Intervention Key to Better Worker Safety[…]

Automated doors and hands-free sinks: the little changes we’ll see after COVID-19

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 by admin

2+U building in downtown Seattle, WA. Photo by Brian Miller. Written by Lynn Porter. Originally posted on April 17, 2020. Landscape architect Karen Kiest said she expects the 6-feet-away mandate of the COVID-19 pandemic will impact Americans even when it’s gone. “We’re never going to forget social distancing,” said Kiest, who owns Seattle-based Karen Kiest Landscape Read more about Automated doors and hands-free sinks: the little changes we’ll see after COVID-19[…]

Furniture dealer leans into the future of work

Posted on July 20, 2020July 17, 2020 by admin

The Trellis showroom/headquarters at 37 Ottawa Ave. NW in downtown Grand Rapids features flexible, adaptive pieces that can fit with any work environment. Courtesy Trellis Written by Rachel Watson. Originally posted on May 15th, 2020. Knowing life won’t just resume “business as usual” after the economy reopens, a local furniture dealer is working to help companies Read more about Furniture dealer leans into the future of work[…]

Pipetting, the easy way: a focus on ergonomic design

Posted on July 6, 2020July 2, 2020 by admin

Originally posted on June 5th, 2020. Intensive and repeated operations using a mechanical instrument without a good ergonomic design can result in prolonged stress that can lead to a number of muscular problems, known collectively as RSI (repetitive strain injuries). At particular risk are the muscles in the neck area, shoulders, arms and thumbs. Therefore Read more about Pipetting, the easy way: a focus on ergonomic design[…]

10 Worker Safety and Productivity Tips for 2020

Posted on June 22, 2020June 19, 2020 by admin

Written by Steve Ludwig. Originally posted on May 8, 2020. It’s a new decade (depending on whether you believe the decade begins with year zero or year 1), but manufacturing safety challenges keep expanding: digital transformation, fewer available workers, globalization, and how to manage safety and security risks among them. We’re living in an era Read more about 10 Worker Safety and Productivity Tips for 2020[…]

How Health and Safety Managers Can Reduce the Risk of Hand Injuries

Posted on June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 by admin

Written by Andrew Shields. Originally posted on February 1, 2020. The hand is one of the most complex pieces of engineering in the human body, which explains its vulnerability in industrial environments. What actions can occupational health and safety managers take to specify PPE that better protects workers’ hands and reduces the number of lost Read more about How Health and Safety Managers Can Reduce the Risk of Hand Injuries[…]

Ergonomics in the Lab

Posted on May 25, 2020May 20, 2020 by admin

Written by Vince McLeod. Originally posted on December 1, 2019. Carpal tunnel is a term that strikes fear into everyone that uses a computer, and we all know how much computers are used in laboratories and research in general. Everything from data entry to notation and protocol documentation to grant, article, and proposal writing is digital Read more about Ergonomics in the Lab[…]