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Fun Blog to read and far more creative than most. Love Art Nouveau and its many examples in Chicago!

With s;pring around the corner (not really after 30cm of snow here in TO) this is a great reminder on how to enjoy gardening by employing ergonomic principals. We shall reblog this. OPC

Now we can see at OPC why employers are hesitant to hire ergonomic expertise. They fear the ergonomist will simply recommend new equipment and furniture. Any certified Ergonomist who is good at [...]

We are remiss to rain the parade when new products are being released. The use of the high neck supports in chairs has clearly been shown in anatomical and physiological studies to cause the head [...]

For consumers who read these titles we like to clarify terminology and also to understand that chairs in and of themselves do not prevent MSI’s (misnamed RSI’s here). RSI stands for [...]

  HI David thanks for the follow up; the OBC 2006 has always had some components of “barrier free design” in it. The OBC which is currently undergoing its third & final review [...]

At Optimal we recommended people look up the best cities and locations where people with disabilities are foremost in the designs and way finding. This translates well to young families with [...]

Cannot go wrong with Herman Miller – high end excellent furniture and seating. OPC Inc

We carefully researched the English dictionaries and Latin roots of the word Ergonomic. At Optimal we have used the correct term Ergonomic for over 22 years. Proud of my command of the English [...]

Canada wake up – Designers Wake up- Architects wake up – to the designs required to allow Ageing In Place. This needs to be legislated to take place. I am not a big fan of legislation [...]