ErgoCanada Our New Canadian Distributor
Exclusive Canadian Distributor for the ErgoUP Leg Rest
ErgoCanada of the Micwil Group of Companies has become the exclusive distributor of the ErgoUP Leg Rests in Canada! This is an exciting development for both our company and our customers. The main benefit is that ErgoUP customers in Canada will no longer have to deal with import issues when purchasing their leg rests.
We hope to see the ErgoUP Leg Rests available in ergonomic and office furniture stores across Canada in the next few months. If you are a dealer in Canada interested in carrying the leg rests, please contact Micwil for details.
GoLift 3 Replaced by GoLift 9
An All Power, Counterbalanced, Compact Lifting Machine
For the last few years, the GoLift GL3 was our heavy lifter with no front stabilizers. The design was often required when the load did not allow for the front stabilizers to engage below or to the side of the load. However, our GoLifts have evolved a lot over the past couple years. With the birth of the GL7, the GoLift earned it’s title as the most compact lift. The single rear wheel allows it to move in 360 degrees, within it’s own footprint! That is a really nice feature when working it tight quarters. The GL3 was the bulkiest of our machines because of the counterbalance weight required to lift over 350 pounds with no front stabilizers. The four wheel with powered rear wheels design worked great in many environments but had a few draw backs. Such issues included; if the load was driving across a side slant, the machine would tend to crab walk down the incline and turning the machine required some physical exertion on the part of the user. The all new GL9 takes the best of the GL3 and GL7 to create an all power, compact, counterbalanced lifting device.
ErgoUP Launches New Directory
Ergonomic Consultant Directory
ErgoUP Leg Rests works directly with many ergonomic consultants to provide leg supports to their clients. ErgoUP is now providing a link to professionals that provide ergonomic evaluations and consulting services in the United States. Check for your listing or submit your name to be included.
Modified GoLift Concept Cart
Battery Powered Laundry Cart Lifts & Dumps
ERGOdynamics has designed the concept for this modified GL7 GoLift in order to create a self propelled laundry cart. Lifting heavy loads of laundry is a serious injury risk for those working in the service industry. This particular hotel has laundry chutes on each floor. Large loads of laundry, sometimes wet and very heavy and awkward, are moved from a push cart into the chute by hand.
The modified GoLift power laundry cart will have no lifting mast like most GoLifts. In it’s place will be a powered dumping laundry tote. The battery operated cart is designed to handle up to 500 lbs of laundry. The body of the cart is made of a heavy fabric to prevent pinch point associated with a solid container.
This self propelled laundry cart is a perfect example of how ERGOdynamics can develop custom material handling equipment to provide an ergonomic safe working environment.
21st Annual Southern Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Conference
Tools to Supercharge Your Safety Success
ERGOdynamics President, Myrlin Deveraux to speak at the upcoming ASSE 2011 Conference in Medford, Oregon on Thursday, October 20th. You can catch Myrlin speaking under the session called “Preferred Worker Program: Tools for our Time” along with Heather Grogan.
Online registration is open for this event at http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=989332
