Aching Surgeons Read This...!

Brain surgeons take note: the latest in optics technology is just on the horizon.

http://www.hardgeek.net/2008/02/22/world%e2%80%99s-most-compact-neurosurgical-microscope-with-horizontal-optics/

This allows the surgeons to adopt a healthy posture, while taking nothing away from their ability to conduct surgery effectively.

OSHA Releases Ergonomics Guidelines For Shipyards

Dockyard workers, ailing from aches, pains, and muscloskeletal injuries? Well brighten up, because OSHA has just released another one of its super-useful general guides for ergonomics -- this time, shipyards are profiled.

Click the link below for more details, and be sure to explore OSHA's website for more useful info to help make your workplace an ergonomically correct one!

http://www.osha.gov/dsg/guidance/shipyard-guidelines.html

MSD Problems? The WSIB of Ontario Comes to the Rescue!

Got problems with muscloskeletal injuries (MSD's) in workplace but you don't have a clue how to begin tackling the problem? While it is advisable to call on an ergonomics professional to assist you at some point, a good reference to help quantify the main problems can be found on www.preventionpractices.com , a website developed by the WSIB in Ontario, Canada.

The PDF's introduce you to what MSD's are, what causes them, and how to build a program to reduce and/or eliminate them from your workplace.

Another example of Ontario leading Canada (and perhaps North America) in ergonomics awareness!