Administrivia + A Must Read Book For All Ergonomics Professionals

Apologies for the silence lately ... I have been very busy professionally!

I have also been doing my share of reading lately. I read through The 4 Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss a second time, and I am now convinced: this book is a must read for all ergonomists, as it contains invaluable information on cognitive and organizational ergonomic concepts (the 80/20 priniciple, e-mail as a distraction, the need for work-life separation, etc). Look for a full book review soon!

Let's End This Debate Now -- Ergonomics Makes Money!

I just came across a PDF file of a presentation given by Hal W. Hendrick 12 years ago that shows how ergonomics not only protects the health and safety of workers on the job, but also how it can reap a windfall of cash for comapnies progressive enough to see the light!

http://www.hfes.org/Web/PubPages/goodergo.pdf

He goes into exhaustive detail on how ergonomic interventions and smart design save employers tons of capital on H&S related costs, and makes them more profits due to the increase in productivity that human-centred design enables, again ... and again ... and again.

Next time a client pulls the "this is just gonna cost me money that I don't wanna spend" card, toss'em this report/link. It should change their tune mighty quick...!