Articles

  • Three Ways to Accelerate Ergonomics in 2013

    EHS Today Magazine - 4/9/13
    James Mallon explains a 21st century approach to deploying the ergonomics improvement process, emphasizing mobile technology and accelerated learning techniques.

  •  Faster, Better, More Efficient Applies to Office Ergonomics, Too

    EHS Today Magazine - 9/10/12
    James Mallon explains that the key to successful office ergonomics is a seamless integration of three key areas: education, evaluation, and equipment.

  •  Do Something!

    EHS Today Magazine - 6/26/12
    James Mallon explains how even the smallest workplace improvements can breathe new life into your ergonomics process.

  • Don't Just Manage Musculoskeletal Disorders, Drive Performance Through Ergonomics

    EHS Today Magazine - 3/5/12
    James Mallon explains the various approaches used to control MSD exposure and how a more proactive approach helps you to "fix the future" rather than just address the injuries and illness.

  • Keeping it Simple...

    EHS Today Magazine - 1/31/12
    James Mallon gives companies an outline for rolling out a proactive ergonomics process. 

  • NSC: Demonstrating the Business Value of Ergonomics

    EHS Today Magazine - 10/7/10
    This article summarizes a presentation made by Humantech's Deepesh Desai at the 2010 National Safety Congress and Expo. He outlines key elements of successful ergonomics programs.

  • Is the One-on-One Office Assessment Dead?

    EHS Today Magazine - 10/1/10
    In this article, James Mallon explains that, while there is sometimes a need for individual office ergonomic assessments, technology can help quickly prioritize issues and educate employees.

  • Ergonomics - What's Real What's Not

    EHS Today Magazine - 1/1/10
    EHS professionals often wrestle with defining ergonomics and how it fits into occupational health and safety. This article examines the definition of ergonomics and discusses how the success of an ergonomics program lies in integrating ergonomics as a continuous improvement process where health and safety, engineering and product design all contribute to the activity and share in the benefit.

  • A Change in the Air

    EHS Today Magazine - 10/1/09
    James Mallon's column asserts now is the time for EHS professionals to rejuvenate and regain lost ground in their health and safety processes. The article examines the use of ergonomics standards verses positioning an ergonomics programs as a tangible business tool.

  • Managing Workplace Ergonomics: Clarification & Simplification

    Ergonomics Branch of ASSE Newsletter - 2/27/09
    This article sets out to clarify that workplace ergonomics is an engineering discipline and a means for improving human performance in time, quality and safety. It is not exclusively a tool for preventing injury and it's most effective when focused on risk and managed as an improvement process.

  • Let's Get Physical: How to Modify your Tools to Prevent Pain at the Bench

    The Scientist - 1/31/09
    Humantech ergonomist, Blake McGowan, offers some advice and ergonomic solutions for common laboratory procedures.

  • Using Continuous Improvement Events in an Ergo Program

    Professional Safety Magazine - 7/8/08
    Underestimated, underused, and untapped is the best way to describe the power of Continuous improvement events in the field of ergonomics. These events can accelerate implementation and achieve quick and sustainable results.

  • Room to Move

    Industrial Engineer Magazine - 6/8/08
    Explore three critical success factors for an ergonomics initiative including integration with continuous improvement, risk management, and designing for ergonomics.

  • Revitalizing Your Ergonomics Program

    Occupational Health & Safety - 1/15/08
    C-Level Ergonomics - Determining the strengths and weaknesses of your ergonomics program.

  • A Safer Way to Manufacture

    IndustryWeek Online - 9/5/07
    Goodyear Tire & Rubber sees 50% drop in injury rates with new program introduced by Humantech.