Today is Halloween and many children (and adults!) will be out trick or treating and having a good this evening. Believe it or not, ergonomics has a role in how safe and successful your evening will be. In looking at the tips provided by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, a few of them are based on human factors and ergonomics principles. I thought I’d share their tips with you. Have a great Halloween!
We’ve all probably experienced presentations using PowerPoint. Too often, the use of PowerPoint is poorly done which is how the phrase “Death by PowerPoint” came to be. An article in the July issue of Ergonomics in Design, Evidence-Based Human Factors Guidelines for PowerPoint Presentations, provided tips for improving the comprehension and appeal of PowerPoint. I was aware of most of the points given and thought I’d pass on some of the key ingredients to a successful PowerPoint slide.
If you’re like me you, aside from your computer, you probably use at least one or two other electronic gadgets for work or personal use. Mine includes a laptop and smartphone. They are wonderful devices that make our lives easier (or so we think!) but they are anything but easy on our bodies.
The second phase of creating a project brand, in our case an injury prevention (IP) project, is planning. This is the four blog in the series on Branding: Why All Projects Need One. In the last blog I discussed the first phase in the brand campaign which was the pitch. Phase 2 is the PLAN. This is fairly self-explanatory—the Plan identifies the project goals, activities and steps involved. It is also defines who is involved from the key stakeholders to those who will have minimal but necessary involvement. The roles and responsibilities of each person/group involved defined as well a
As a consultant, I find myself asking people their beliefs about ergonomics and find their responses to be quite interesting. It tells me that most have a very limited view of what ergonomics is and where it belongs within their company.
