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Ergonomics: Practical Applications Certification Practicum

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APR 01-03, 2020 St. Augustine, FL Register

CEAS® II: Expanded Ergonomics Assessment Skills Certification Workshop

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AUG 15-16, 2019 Denver, CO Register
NOV 14-15, 2019 New York, NY Register

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Sleep Hygiene Webinar Follow-up

<p>If you attended our recent Sleep Hygiene Webinar you may have noticed that we didn&#8217;t have quite enough time to address all of our submitted questions. Luckily, presenter Jamie McGaha was kind enough to pen this follow-up blog answering all of the submitted questions we didn&#8217;t get to on-air. Let&#8217;s dive into the questions below!<a class="more-link" href="https://blog.thebackschool.net/sleep-hygiene/sleep-hygiene-webinar-follow-up/">Continue reading</a></p>

Out of Reach: Ergonomic Product Placement

<p>Today we&#8217;re answering a request for research on the ideal placement of products to reduce potential hazards to employees. You can read the question below: I&#8217;m looking for documents to support that storing product below the knee and reaching above the shoulder is hazardous to the employee. I can&#8217;t find research to support my request<a class="more-link" href="https://blog.thebackschool.net/ergonomics/out-of-reach/">Continue reading</a></p>

Evaluating Difficult Clients

<p>In today&#8217;s blog we have a question from a recent grad and who had taken CEAS I with Marty Frame and is experiencing some push back from clients who refuse her advice after performing an evaluation. Hey Marty, I took your course in Seattle 5/2 &amp; 3. I have already done two ergo evals. YAY!<a class="more-link" href="https://blog.thebackschool.net/ergonomics/office-ergonomics/evaluating-difficult-clients/">Continue reading</a></p>