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Great idea; Stand up, stretch your forearms and prevent tennis or golfers elbow! Make sure your elbow is straight when you perform this exercise. The Ergonomic Team at OPC Inc.

Ontario CodeNews from Optimal Performance Consultants for January 7 2013! Public Consultation on Building Code Accessibility Requirements Until March 1 2013 to Launch January 2014. Public [...]

New Mandatory Health and Safety Training Regulation Proposed under OHSA Posted: 07 Jan 2013 The Ontario government has proposed a new regulation to be made under the Occupational Health and [...]

Gpod Blog and a great reminder that Ergonomics and OH&S are not just about injury prevention; rather they should be restated as Productivity Tools in the workplace. JE Sleeth Optimal Performance

This is a super example of a lack of human factors design relative to the conveyance of important information to the end user. I would take this one to court if you get a ticket and argue that [...]

Gene Kay (Ergonomic Consultant USA) with further evidence on standing in the workplace.

Evidence: Investing in Adjustable Workstations Produces Healthy ROI April 4, 2012  By Gene Kay, MS CEA Introduction Optimal Performance Consultants across Canada and in the US is a strong [...]

Ergonomics and Human Factors Design is also about technology – making the user interface easy to use or intuitive; ensuring software is designed for the end user not the designers; and [...]

Time for all accountants in all organizations to really look at the cost per injury which occurs in the workplace and employ ergonomics and human factors design towards prevention of these [...]

The OHRC’s Restaurant Accessibility Initiative from the OHRC. Optimal Performance Consultant’s Ergonomic/Accessible design experts can help make this document come alive for your [...]