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Great to see more discussions starting to take place about Ageing in Place and how designers MUST come to understand finally that FORM and FUNCTION (Ergonomic, accessible & universal design) [...]

Like this reminder re knowing how much you should lift. Further to this however the MMH and lifting training programs have clearly been shown to not impact injury prevention whatsoever or [...]

Depending on the nature of this assessment this should determine if a PT should be hired or an OT. Very important to differentiate the job requirements to ensure you hire the right expert. JE Sleeth

We are all going to be using Tablets more in our day to day work and of course Mobiles have been used for many a year now and for long durations of exposure ie. >34% of each day. This Blog is [...]

1. One recommended style for pulls on file drawers will always allow for a Power Grip to occur whereby all fingers are used and there is clearance between the handle and the back of the drawer [...]

OPC’s interest in this case and one for Sr Executives to be aware of is employees are expected to take care of disabled relatives more and more as the Health Care System in each province [...]

For those professionals that like to take an evidence based approach to injury and accident prevention the science that informs us all about this is Human Factors Design. Engineers use it, [...]

HI D; This is such an important question to ask even during a time when downsizing is still the norm in the Canadian economy’s of central and eastern Canada. Part of this solution will be [...]

HI D; This is such an important question to ask even during a time when downsizing is still the norm in the Canadian economy’s of central and eastern Canada. Part of this solution will be [...]

Hey Michel (IFMA Education Committee)- great graphic about the ROI of good office design…. There is an associate of ours studying the impact of productivity using an engineering approach to [...]