by Marketing | Jan 16, 2023 | Article, Services
Upon hearing the word “ergonomics”, one often thinks of the shape of one’s chair or the comfiness of a keyboard. However, ergonomics goes much deeper than the form of office equipment. Ergonomics is the design of systems to fit human needs and characteristics...
by Marketing | May 26, 2021 | Article, Services
Ergonomic assessments are used in workplaces as a measure of risk relating to musculoskeletal injury development. Musculoskeletal injuries are estimated to cost the Canadian economy upwards of $22 billion each year (1). In developed economies such as Canada’s,...
by Marketing | May 1, 2019 | Article, Services
While talking to my friends, a group of healthy 20-25 year-old university graduates who have recently entered the workforce, I was surprised to learn how common back and muscle pain due to studying and deskwork had become. As all of us were joking about how we felt...
by Marketing | Jun 5, 2018 | Article, Services
Nice weather has finally arrived and many workers are feeling the heat. It is now the season to expect heat-related illnesses in the workplace. Summer may put many workers at risk of heat stress and seriously injure them. A series of hot and humid days following one...
by Marketing | May 4, 2018 | Article, Services
When warm weather sets in and the real estate season starts, it is the perfect time to detect and assess underground storage tanks (USTs). Underground storage tanks are typically made of bare steel and were an efficient method of fuel storage used in the 1980s and...
by Marketing | Jan 23, 2018 | Article, Services
4 Reasons For a Professional Radon Test It is odourless, tasteless, invisible and dangerous – it is radon gas. According to Health Canada, radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer and the only way to know if it is in your building is to test. While...