Ergoweb
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Ergoweb delivers consulting and training services, carefully selected ergonomic products, publishes industry news and information, and hosts the world’s largest ergonomics specific collaboration and discussion community:
Ergoweb Inc. is the premier one-stop source for ergonomics, providing consulting and training services, news, information, and publications for the ergonomics market. Since commercializing in 1995, we’ve earned a strong reputation for trust, credibility, integrity and customer service.
This privately-held company aims to be a leading one-stop source for the ergonomics market, focusing primarily on physical ergonomics issues such as workplace and human centered equipment assessment and design.
Recent Posts from Ergoweb:
- Sit-to-Stand Workstations - August 31st, 2010
- "Sit-to-Stand workstations for computer work are growing in popularity for many reasons, driving down cost and stimulating innovation. This article reviews key features to consider for sit-to-stand workstation design and provides examples of the current state-of-the-art […]"
- Man Falls Off Surgical Table: A Safe Patient Handling Lesson to be Learned - August 4th, 2010
- "Guest contributor Jill Kelby reviews a tragic patient handling accident, using it as a compelling vehicle to understand obesity and other challenges that care facilities face when handling and caring for patients: "...we cant engineer out the humans in SPH. There […]"
- Equipois Named "Most Innovative Company of the Year" - July 31st, 2010
- "Equipois, designer and manufacturer of ergonomic zero gravity workplace technology, has been selected as the recipient of the International Stevie Award for Most Innovative Company of the Year, North America. Equipois was recognized for its patented zeroG technology, […]"
- New Study: Time Spent Sitting Linked to Higher Risk of Death - July 23rd, 2010
- "A new study from American Cancer Society researchers finds it's not just how much physical activity you get, but how much time you spend sitting that can affect your risk of death. Researchers say time spent sitting was independently associated with total mortality, […]"
- Emerging Ergonomic Technologies: Laptops and Hand Stabilizing Support Device - July 21st, 2010
- "A focuses on innovation through ergonomics. Will laptop (notebook) computers ever be ergonomically designed? So far, no, but here are some prototypes aiming to change that, including adjustable screens and keyboards, curved displays and split keyboards, and more. […]"
- Design from an Ergonomists Perspective; Ergonomics from a Designers Perspective - Perhaps It Should be Both - July 14th, 2010
- "Guest contributor Ian Chong writes: "'Ergonomically Designed' is something of a misnomer these days. No, let me rephrase that, it is an oxymoron. It has now become solely a marketing term, brainwashing both public and professionals as end users. Too many times […]"
- Usability, eBook Reading Speeds, and the Importance of Science - July 7th, 2010
- "Usability is ergonomics. Ergonomics is usability. Science, and navigating the politics of science and evidence based design, is critical to ergonomists and the field of ergonomics. Peter Budnick reviews a challenge to be prepared for usability politics, and questions […]"
- Is Your Safe Patient Handling System Working? - June 30th, 2010
- "If the CEO of your facility asks you how the safe patient handling (SPH) system is working will you be able to tell him/her? Do you know if it is effective and meeting its purpose and goals? One common weakness in safe patient handling systems is the lack of meaningful […]"
- Problems with 12 Hr Nursing Shifts; Pharmacy Ergonomics; Older Workers; Multi-Touch Interfaces - June 24th, 2010
- "A summary of ergonomics in the news, including the negative effects of 12 hour nursing shifts on nurses and patients, a pharmacist's perspective on ergonomics, or the lack thereof, in pharmacies, research on older workers, and the ergonomics of multi-touch interfaces […]"
- Lessons from the BP Oil Spill - June 15th, 2010
- "The Gulf of Mexico oil spill was a predictable and preventable accident. BP has a documented history of systematic breakdowns in corporate decision making, risk management, and corporate culture. Macroergonomics could have protected the company, and all those affected, […]"
