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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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To Rest or Not to Rest: Using Armrests for Typing

<p>Often times you&#8217;ll find conflicting information regarding certain ergonomics topics and equipment. In today&#8217;s blog we&#8217;re addressing a recent question sent to us from one of our Back Scholars on whether or not you should use a chair&#8217;s armrests while typing. &#8220;Can you provide clarification on the use of wrist/arm rests and when you should/shouldn&#8217;t<a class="more-link" href="https://blog.thebackschool.net/ergonomics/office-ergonomics/to-rest-or-not-to-rest-using-armrests-for-typing/">Continue reading</a></p>

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>