Press Releases

5/14/13

Humantech’s new office ergonomics infographic, 10 Reasons Why You Need Office Ergonomics, is available for download today.

5/1/13

Humantech, Inc. an ergonomics consulting firm with the largest team of board certified ergonomists in the country, today announced the availability of Spanish and French to its all-in-one web-based office ergonomics training, self-assessment, and management tool, Ergopoint™ Office Suite.

4/3/13
"Six Ways to Apply Ergonomics  in Design," is  the title of a new, free e-book released by Humantech, experts in workplace improvements.

3/12/13
Humantech, Inc. has added a new course, Managing an Ergonomics Process, to its seminar series in 2013. This one-day workshop will be held in Ann Arbor, MI on April 25th and September 19th. 

2/13/13
Humantech, Inc. will present a webinar on manual material handling on Thursday, February 21st at 2 p.m. Eastern. “Ergonomics for Manual Material Handling” is a 60-minute webinar and will cover the major tools used to assess ergonomic risk in manual material handling jobs.

2/12/13
Humantech has announced the 2013 schedule of its popular series of ergonomics seminars with three different course offerings.

1/23/13
The ergonomics experts at Humantech, Inc. released a new e-book, Five Steps to Improve Ergonomics in the Office. This 20-page e-book outlines the ergonomic principles that will help you establish a productive, comfortable, and safe place to work, resulting in fewer injuries and illnesses.

11/12/12
Humantech, Inc. announced Terex Utilities, a division of Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) as the winner of its sixth annual Find It – Fix It Challenge during a live webinar Friday.

10/24/12
Implementing an ergonomics process is how Ceradyne, Inc. reduced its workers' compensations costs by 98% since 2010. With the help of the workplace improvement experts at Humantech and their ergonomics assessment tools: The Ergonomics Hit List®, The BRIEF™ Survey, and the Best™ assessment, Ceradyne was able to obtain management approval, train its employees in how to conduct risk assessments, and reduce high-risk jobs to low- or no-risk jobs.

9/7/12
Five Mistakes Companies Make with Ergonomics is a new e-book released by Humantech, Inc. This 16-page free publication, written by Ergonomics Engineer and Vice President Walt Rostykus, boils down the top five lessons learned from companies of all sizes, industries, and locations and identifies what has made them successful, or not so successful, in managing workplace ergonomics.

7/31/12
Humantech, Inc. has created a new commercial for Ergopoint® Office Suite, available on YouTube today. Managing office ergonomics can seem complex; conducting workplace assessments, training employees in basic ergonomics awareness, implementing improvement plans, and then following up are not always easy.

7/17/12
Humantech's ergonomic assessment tools helped SolarWorld, one of the world's largest solar energy companies, reduce its reportable OSHA injury rate by 50 percent.

6/19/12
Humantech, Inc. is pleased to announce that Winnie Ip, Director of Consulting and Ergonomics Engineer, received The American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) Best Technical Ergonomics Article of the Year 2011 – 2012 award.

6/19/12
Humantech announced that it is sponsoring its sixth annual Find It - Fix It Challenge, which recognizes and rewards simple workplace solutions that result in increased productivity, improved worker morale, and fewer workplace injuries and illnesses.

4/16/12
Humantech's Vice President Josh Kerst appears this week on AARP's television series, Inside E Street. Emmy-award winning journalist Lark McCarthy sits down with Kerst to discuss the aging workforce. "The Graying Workplace" airs nationally on public television; show times vary by region. To view the segment, visit our website at www.humantech.com.

4/11/12
Humantech's Vice President and gardening enthusiast Josh Kerst outlines some things gardeners should do to prevent injuries. According to The U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an estimated 400,000 people are hurt in their gardens each year from lawn or garden tools, and thousands more are hurt from the act of gardening – bending, stooping, reaching, grasping.

2/16/12
James Good, President of Humantech, Inc., is pleased to announce the promotion of James Mallon to the new position of executive vice president.  Mallon previously served as vice president.

2/2/12
Humantech, Inc. has announced the 2012 schedule of its popular series of ergonomics seminars. The Applied Industrial Ergonomics seminar will be held in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Los Angeles; San Antonio; London and Birmingham, UK; and Calgary and Edmonton, Canada. The Advanced Ergonomic Design Workshop, a one-day seminar, will be held in Ann Arbor.

1/27/12
Humantech, Inc. announces the release of its HT NIOSH Lift Calculator for the iPad and iPhone, which quickly and effectively calculates the risk associated with manual material handling tasks.  The certified professional ergonomists at Humantech developed the htLiftCalc application, available on iTunes, to perform the NIOSH Lifting Equation whenever and wherever you need it.