Ergo-Motion Consulting

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:30:32 +0000

WorksafeBC video on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Are you experiencing symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? We can help! Please contact us to find out more!

Go Canada!

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:10:45 +0000

Ergo-Motion is enthusiastically cheering on Canada in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games being held in Vancouver! GO CANADA!

Ergo-Motion: Ergonomic Services in Toronto

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:05:48 +0000

Ergonomic Consultants from Ergo-Motion will be in Toronto, ON from April 6-9, 2010, and we would love to meet you! If you would like to find out more about Ergo-Motion’s services or to schedule a meeting in Toronto, please call our office at 1-877-841-3508.

Ergo-Motion provides office and industrial ergonomic services throughout Ontario, through our ergonomic consultants located in Toronto, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Hamilton, Windsor, and Chatham. We offer expertise to clients in every industry sector, and clients include pharmaceutical companies, manufacturing, high tech companies and government. We offer online interventions for office based environments that are focused on proving comfortable and productive work environments in the most cost effective way possible.

Ergo-Motion: Ergonomic Services in Kitimat and Terrace

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:43:15 +0000

Ergonomic Consultants from Ergo-Motion will be in Kitimat and Terrace, BC on February 8, 2010, and we would love to meet you! If you would like to find out more about Ergo-Motion’s services or to schedule a meeting in Kitimat or Terrace, BC, please call our office at 778-373-1940 or 1-877-841-3508.

Ergo-Motion’s head office is located in Vancouver, however, we provide office and industrial ergonomic services throughout Northern BC, including Terrace and Kitimat, by using our ergonomic consultants located in Vancouver, Williams Lake, and Prince George. We offer expertise to clients in every industry sector, and clients include pharmaceutical companies, manufacturing, high tech companies and government. We offer online interventions for office based environments that are focused on proving comfortable and productive work environments in the most cost effective way possible.

Gearing up for the Olympics

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:50:40 +0000

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics are almost here, and roads are beginning to be closed throughout many areas of downtown Vancouver. As such, we are advising our downtown Vancouver clients that there may be service delays for on-site ergonomic assessments in the month of February. Also, we are scheduling all non-urgent assessments to before February 5th and after March 1, 2010. During this time, we will be sending our consultants who need to go downtown on transit only. Please see www.travelsmart2010.com for more information on road closures and transit updates.

We will continue to be able to provide our downtown Vancouver clients with our web-based Comfort Zone software and telephone consultations during this time. It will simply be in-person assessments that may be delayed.

At this time, it is not anticipated that other areas of Metro Vancouver will be affected, although we may find some traffic delays around other Olympic venues may result in tardiness to appointment times.

Ergo-Motion is excited to operate in the host city of the Winter Olympics, and is looking forward to cheering on Canada! Go Canada!

Haiti – How to help

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:14:56 +0000

A massive, 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti near the capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, January 12th. The damage to buildings is extensive and the number of injured or dead is estimated to be over 200,000.

Ergo-Motion is donating to relief efforts in Haiti, and we encourage our staff, consultants, and customers to consider donating money. You money helps to bring emergency supplies such as clean water, blankets and medical supplies to the survivors of the catastrophe.

In Canada, you can donate by going to http://www.canadaforhaiti.com. The Canadian federal government will match your donation dollar.

In the US, you can donate by going to https://hopeforhaitinow.org.

Haiti: How you can help

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:36:26 +0000

Ergo-Motion typically focuses our support to our local communities. However, the need in Haiti is too great to ignore, and we have chosen to donate money to the Canadian Red Cross. Our efforts are matched by the federal government as it announced that it will match each dollar donated to a registered Canadian charitable organization (list here), to a maximum of $50 million.

Here is a list of organizations that are providing help for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti (please check the above list first to ensure you get dollar matching from the federal government):

Canadian Red Cross: Donations can be made online at www.redcross.ca by calling toll free 1-800-418-1111 or at any Red Cross office.
Save the Children Canada, CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada and Oxfam-Quebec are united as The Humanitarian Coalition
World Vision Canada
Free the Children
GlobalMedic
Plan International
Médecins Sans Frontières: Online or at 1-800-982-7903 or 416-964-0619
The Salvation Army: Online or 1-800-725-2769
The Primate World Relief and Development Fund of the Anglican Church
The United Church of Canada’s Haiti Appeal
Ve’ahavta: The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian and Relief Committee
Samaritan’s Purse
United Jewish Appeal: Online or call 416-631-5705
United Nations World Food Programme
Plan Canada
Unicef Canada: Online or 1-800-567-4483
Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace
Mennonite Central Committee
Direct Relief
Wireless companies are providing a way to donate $5 by texting:
- “Yele” to 501501 to donate to Wyclef Jean’s Yéle Foundation;
- “Haiti” to 85944 to donate to Rescue Union Mission and MedCorp International;
- “Haiti” to 25383 to donate to the International Rescue Committee;
- “Haiti” to 45678 to donate to the Salvation Army in Canada (Canada only);
- “Help” to 1291 to donate to Partners in Health and other relief groups.
Artists for Peace and Justice
International Development and Relief Foundation
Rotary Clubs of Southern Ontario
B’nai Brith Canada: 1-800-274-2310
All Wal-Mart Canada stores will accept donations for the Haiti quake relief efforts.

Happy New Year!

admin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:52:28 +0000

Everyone at Ergo-Motion wishes you and yours a safe and prosperous 2010!

French Website

admin — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:39:21 +0000

As our services are extending across Canada, we are committed to adding French to our website, and all of our content is available now at www.ergo-motion.com/fr/.

In 2010, we will be making it easier to access our French content by adding clear markings on our homepage to access this. Currently, you will default to French when your computer settings are set to French.

Environmental Engineer

admin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:35:11 +0000

Description:
An engineer spends 90% of his time working at his computer, experiencing low back pain.

Ergonomic Risk Factor

A comprehensive ergonomic analysis of the engineer’s workstation was performed, and awkward posture was determined to be the issue contributing to low back pain. Specifically, the chair seat pan was longer than the engineer’s thigh length, preventing his buttocks from being able to be placed at the rear of the chair, and causing a flexed forward low back posture when seated.

Ergonomic Solutions

New ergonomic chair fitted to the engineer was provided.

Training on workstation setup was provided

Ergonomic Benefits

Worker is more comfortable on the job, and no longer complaining of low back pain.