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Kirsty Angerer
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The Guy Osmond Podcast
Opportunities & expectations: design for wellbeing in the 2020s
In this insightful episode, we are joined by Kirsty Angerer, famously known as the Travelling Ergonomist, to delve into the dynamic world of workplace trends and innovations. Kirsty has observed a significant transformation in workplace ergonomics over the last five years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. We explore how employees adapted to home office setups and the evolving responsibilities between employers and employees for well-being and equipment. We also dissect the complexities of designing effective hybrid workplaces, using Amazon's real estate decisions as a case study, and discuss the importance of creating compelling office environments t...
2024-10-07
43 min
Health & Safety Unplugged
NZHSP Live Interview Series - Covid19 Response: Kirsty Angerer, The Travelling Ergonomist
Kirsty is sincerely passionate about educating people about the world of ergonomics; a story of how people interact with each other, products and their environment. The Travelling Ergonomist is an ergonomic consulting company that aims to add a little colour into what sometimes can be a very grey world. She also hosts a free podcast 'Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist' with invaluable insights from Industry Leaders in Ergonomics, Workplace and Health. All NZHSP live shows and a highly engaged Facebook Group is available here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZHSP/ Matt Jones is th...
2021-08-19
37 min
The Multi Story Thinking Podcast on Interior Design
Series 3 trailer
A brief trailer for the upcoming series 3 of the Muti Story Thinking Podcast on Interior design. In series 3 we cover wellbeing, design careers, tips, and advice and we break out into the garden. Series 1 launched in Autumn 2019 with Naomi Cleaver and a Meet the Supplier version with Foscarini followed up with Kirsty Angerer, Anna Hart, Julienne Webster, Adam Parsons, Rachel Forster, Dr. Craig Knight, Caroline Buckingham, Tim Wadsworth, Iris Dunbar, IVC's Ivo Schintz, and a return for Kirsty Angerer to discuss working from home during the Covid 19 pandemic Series 2 featured chats with Marianne Shillingford, Ella...
2020-11-24
01 min
Multi Story Thinking
Series 3 trailer
A brief trailer for the upcoming series 3 of the Muti Story Thinking Podcast on Interior design. In series 3 we cover wellbeing, design careers, tips, and advice and we break out into the garden. Series 1 launched in Autumn 2019 with Naomi Cleaver and a Meet the Supplier version with Foscarini followed up with Kirsty Angerer, Anna Hart, Julienne Webster, Adam Parsons, Rachel Forster, Dr. Craig Knight, Caroline Buckingham, Tim Wadsworth, Iris Dunbar, IVC's Ivo Schintz, and a return for Kirsty Angerer to discuss working from home during the Covid 19 pandemic Series 2 featured chats with Marianne Shillingford, Ella...
2020-11-24
01 min
ESG In Property Podcast
Leveraging Ergonomics: Improve Employee Productivity, Satisfaction & Overall Wellbeing
Episode 8 - "Leveraging Ergonomics: Improve Employee Productivity, Satisfaction & Overall Wellbeing " with Kirsty Angerer. Kirsty is the founder of the Travelling Ergonomist - which is an ergonomic consulting company aimed at helping businesses enhance people's health and optimise systems performance through strategic ergonomic programs. For those uninitiated to the world of Ergonomics, Kirsty is the perfect candidate to take you on this journey as she is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, an advisor to the International WELL Building Institute for Movement of the human body and is also the host of t...
2020-08-24
46 min
Health & Safety Unplugged
NZHSP Live Interview Series - Covid19 Response: Kirsty Angerer, The Travelling Ergonomist
Kirsty is sincerely passionate about educating people about the world of ergonomics; a story of how people interact with each other, products and their environment. The Travelling Ergonomist is an ergonomic consulting company that aims to add a little colour into what sometimes can be a very grey world. She also hosts a free podcast 'Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist' with invaluable insights from Industry Leaders in Ergonomics, Workplace and Health. All NZHSP live shows and a highly engaged Facebook Group is available here: https://www.facebook...
2020-05-07
36 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Keiron Sparrowhawk, Founder of MyCognition
I had a thought provoking conversation with my friend Keiron Sparrowhawk on the podcast a few months ago and you can listen to it now. Make sure you set aside 45 minutes of focused time so that you can really listen to the information and learn. This is not a podcast to multitask with. Keiron is currently doing some of the most rewarding work in his life at MyCognition, developing cognitive assessment and interventions that track, treat and prevent poor mental health.Following a successful career in pharmaceuticals, culminating as the International Lead in pricing...
2020-04-04
50 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Michelle Bakjac, Psychologist | Bakjac Consulting
Given the torment that is going on at the moment in 2020 this conversation with Michelle is exactly what we all need right now. We recorded this episode at the end of 2019 and it seems the right moment so share her insights with the rest of the world. Michelle’s goal is to take individuals and workplace teams from surviving to thriving. We discuss all sorts of strategies to support your mental health from being curious, breathing strategies and curating a Ta-Da list. Not a To-do list but a Ta-Da list. A list of things that rejuvenate an...
2020-03-29
35 min
1202 - The Human Factors Podcast
When Podcasts collide – Working from Home Tips from the Travelling Ergonomist
Many of us have been working at home for a week or so now, and perhaps the novelty is starting to wear off. In the coming weeks is when we will be at most risk of damaging ourselves, because we are "making do" at our dining table, bedroom or home office. To help steer us in the right direction, Kirsty Angerer, The Travelling Ergonomist took some time out to share with us some top tips, with a look at behaviours and culture as much as the specifics.More advice can be found from Kirsty on her website...
2020-03-29
24 min
The Multi Story Thinking Podcast on Interior Design
Kirsty Angerer
Kirsty is an ergonomist founder of ergonomics and human factors consultancy The Travelling Ergonomist and host of the eponymous podcast. https://thetravellingergonomist.com/ https://thetravellingergonomist.com/podcasts/ She’s dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing by educating people to adopt. Kirsty appeared on the Multi Story Thinking Podcast in series one and returns to share her knowledge in the light of the Cover-19 Pandemic, which is forcing many people to work from home as they take measures to isolate and protect themselves. In this episode, we discover the hea...
2020-03-18
18 min
Multi Story Thinking
Kirsty Angerer
Kirsty is an ergonomist founder of ergonomics and human factors consultancy The Travelling Ergonomist and host of the eponymous podcast. https://thetravellingergonomist.com/ https://thetravellingergonomist.com/podcasts/ She’s dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing by educating people to adopt. Kirsty appeared on the Multi Story Thinking Podcast in series one and returns to share her knowledge in the light of the Cover-19 Pandemic, which is forcing many people to work from home as they take measures to isolate and protect themselves. In this episode, we discover the hea...
2020-03-18
18 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Zoe Davies, Senior H&S Advisor
Zoe is one of the best people I know, and I'm so happy we were able to carve out some time to have a conversation on the podcast. We delve into the world of health and safety which she is highly experienced in, the differences in approaches when working in different countries, things to consider when working with drones and Zoe's top tips for businesses when implementing health and safety into the workforce. Zoe is passionate about the way people consume health and safety and the language used to do so. She also...
2020-03-03
42 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Stephen Marks, Founder of Mind Body Building
Stephen is a former city lawyer so is very well placed to talk about the corporate world. During this time he had a sort of revelation and realised how important wellness was and so he has now been on a journey to educate himself about wellness as it relates to healthy buildings. He is also a WELL AP, and a practising yoga teacher. He fully understands the pressures of a desk bound job both mental and physical and the stress that demanding deadlines and long hours place on our bodies and minds. With his experience being...
2020-02-21
52 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Guy Osmond, Osmond Ergonomics Ltd
I have a very frank conversation with Guy Osmond who has been in the ergonomics world for 3 decades now. We talk the DSE regulations, agile working and what excites him about the future of ergonomics. He has a wealth of knowledge in this field and some great insights. Connect with Guy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guyosmond/Connect with Osmond Ergonomics: https://www.ergonomics.co.uk/
2019-12-18
44 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Dr. Wendy Elford, Design and research consultant, pragmatic futurist and work strategist
I spoke to Dr. Wendy Elford on this episode of the podcast and it was so so interesting. A conversation I was pondering for days after and one that has continued offline with Wendy and I speaking regularly. We talk about upstreaming, how narrative can be used in the field of ergonomics, finding patterns in words, how we learn from our failures, how we collect data at scale, workplace change, casualties in the workplace, language and linguistics. Connect with Wendy on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drwendyelford/
2019-12-04
33 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Georgia Elliot-Smith, Director at Element 4 Group Ltd
Do you know how many planets it takes to sustain your lifestyle? Or what your money is being used for in terms of your pension or investments? Georgia talks disruptive sustainability, climate change, tools that you can use as an individual or as a business to understand your carbon footprint, wellness certification. We also talk about how ergonomics strategies can align with sustainability strategies and I enlighten Georgia with the trend of Tiny Houses. Connect with Georgia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiaelliott-smith/Resource for Climate Solutions: https://www.drawdown.org/
2019-12-03
46 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Perry Timms, Chief Energy Officer, People and Transformational HR Ltd
Having heard Perry speak earlier this year at a conference, I knew I wanted to find out more so I recorded our conversation on my podcast. It was so insightful and we talk all about HR, his role as a Chief Energy Officer, work and the workplace, the 4 day working week, the way we reward employees, the role of leaders in business and agile working from a methodology perspective, some design advice and how technology is impacting us. Wow, thinking about it we spoke about a lot of topics! You can connect with Perry on LinkedIn here...
2019-11-29
45 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Ross Tomkins, Owner and Investor, Therapy Direct Healthcare
As we’re moving into silly season, this is a great podcast episode to listen too. I had a wonderful conversation with Ross on my podcast recently. We talked about him and his mission to climb the 7 highest summits in the world, we talk mindset, physical health, and finding something that you enjoy and resonates with you when it comes to physical activity and advice for people wanting to start their own business. Connect with Ross here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-tomkins-9a199747/Corporate Physiotherapy Services https://www.therapydirect-uk.com/Health re...
2019-11-27
32 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Cate Walter, Director at Rhino Safety Ltd
A refreshing take on health and safety Cate and I talk about the difference between health and safety and HR, Cate's approach to health and safety, how to communicate with employees of all levels in the business, Cate's thoughts on flexible working and encouraging open communication. There are some fantastic nuggets of information here so I hope you enjoy. You can connect with Cate on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cate-walter-78108514/And with Rhino Safety here https://www.rhinosafety.co.uk/
2019-11-19
39 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Annie Harvey, Speaker and Wellbeing Educator of the STILL Effect
I had a great conversation with Annie on the podcast and we speak about all sorts from the word 'busy, fitting in time for health and wellbeing, mindfulness and Annie's own burnout stories. Along with compassion fatigue, self care, millennials being the burnout generation, how to do mindful scrolling on social media, Annie's laughter yoga and her STILL effect. You can watch her Tedx talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auysQyvYsS0and connect with Annie on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annieharvey/You can also buy her book from...
2019-11-18
43 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Matt Ballantine, A Digital Workplace Strategist, Stamp London
I had a very insightful conversation with Matt Ballantine on the podcast. His view on the world is much more about the group vs the individual. Having studied sociology he is best placed to discuss this topic. We talk about change, collaboration, the word culture, behaviour, understanding each others language and how he uses play to innovate in organisation. It's a great conversation and not one to be missed.
2019-10-31
39 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Michelle Armitage, Light and Frank Interiors
With a background in Psychology and People Management Michelle Armitage is a great person to talk to when dealing with your workplace.She now has her own company called Light and Frank Interiors and assists business with interior design. She evaluates organisational goals, the functional needs of people, their personality types and jobs they do before she starts the design process. We have a great conversation about all of this and her thoughts on flexible working which may surprise you.
2019-10-28
23 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Matt Jones, Health and Safety Leader and Founder of NZHSP
This episode is a little longer than usual but it’s because Matt Jones had so much value to offer. He is a highly respected Health and Safety professional based in New Zealand and the Founder of New Zealand Health and Safety Professionals (NZHSP) and his Advanced Safety Program. His personable approach makes it easier to understand the legal requirements and how to implement the best health and safety practices applicable for your business. Interestingly we talk about how many businesses are collecting so much data but not really acting up on the information effectively. Have yo...
2019-10-24
41 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Elisa Rönkä, Proptech Humanizer, Digital Transformation Driver, and UX Enthusiast
Elisa is the European Lead for Smart Office concept at Siemens. She is responsible for go-to-market of user-centric digital solutions and representation of digital portfolio in Building Technologies Region Europe.She creates and communicates the value of technology for customers and users through a strong design thinking mindset.As well as change management in creating a customer-centric, outcome-driven and value-based organization. In this episode we speak about how technology can aid productivity increase and happiness. What change management do we need to put in place to change behaviours in using the new...
2019-10-21
37 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Certified Ergonomist Josie King, Formfunc
I am so happy to have had Josie King on the podcast today. She is a fellow ergonomist based in South Africa with an undergraduate and Masters degree in Human Kinetics and Ergonomics. I’ve known Josie for a couple of years now and she’s brilliant. She assists companies and organisations with the development, education and implementation of cost effective ergonomic programmes. In this episode we talk about the uptake of ergonomics in South Africa, with new legislation coming out to include ergonomic strategies and she gives us her top advice.
2019-10-18
25 min
Multi Story Thinking
Kirsty Angerer AKA The Travelling Ergonomist
In this episode, we meet Ergonomist Kirsty Angerer. Kirsty studied Ergonomics and Human Factors at Loughborough University and has dedicated her career to helping her clients live pain-free and healthy lives We discover her top three tips for improving your workplace, how exam disappointment led to a career sidestep, how she developed her brand, and how a few simple changes to your desk set up can remedy years of pain and discomfort. How to be a kick-ass Interior Designer. Come and join us on the Interior Design BA(Hons) course at the University of Plymouth.ht...
2019-10-11
41 min
The Multi Story Thinking Podcast on Interior Design
Kirsty Angerer AKA The Travelling Ergonomist
In this episode, we meet Ergonomist Kirsty Angerer. Kirsty studied Ergonomics and Human Factors at Loughborough University and has dedicated her career to helping her clients live pain-free and healthy lives We discover her top three tips for improving your workplace, how exam disappointment led to a career sidestep, how she developed her brand, and how a few simple changes to your desk set up can remedy years of pain and discomfort. How to be a kick-ass Interior Designer. Come and join us on the Interior Design BA(Hons) course at the University of Plymouth.ht...
2019-10-11
41 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Rex Miller, Award Winning Author of The Healthy Workplace Nudge
Rex Miller is an award winning author of 6 books in workplace wellness , team dynamics, executive coaching, strategic planning and high performance lifestyles. As many of you will know I’m an avid tennis enthusiast and it seems Rex is too so our conversation naturally starts that way as you’ve just heard. Our conversation then continues and we open up discussions around workplace wellness, chronic diseases, stress and sleep, this concept of Whoop, using movement as part of recovery, workplace culture and last but not least his book the healthy workplace Nudge. It is o...
2019-09-05
53 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Ed Milnes, Guildford Ergonomics
Ed is an Independent Chartered Ergonomics and Human Factors (EHF) consultant. His background is providing Ergonomics and Human Factors support to the UK H&S regulators (Health & Safety Inspectors and Local Authority Environmental Health Officers). He worked in HSE for over 15 years as an Ergonomics and Human Factors Specialist Inspector and now runs Guildford Ergonomics as a freelance consultant. In this episode we speak about mobile working, the impact of social media particularly on young people and why ergonomics should feature strongly in any wellbeing programme.
2019-09-03
26 min
JVR Ukwanda podcast
Kirsty Angerer - The understated value of ergonomics in the workplace
In this episode, we talk to the ‘travelling ergonomist’ Kirsty Angerer about the understated value of ergonomics in the workplace. Included are some practical tips you can use to improve your well-being at work today. Kirsty is a Certified Professional Ergonomist, Frequent Flyer, Workplace Wellness Advocate, Fitwel Ambassador and Self Confessed Ergonomics Nerd.She has worked in the areas of ergonomic program development and training for managers and employees for quite some time now, with a global client base. Travelling the world regularly, she strives to make it a more healthy and comfortable place
2019-08-14
35 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Ann Marie Aguilar, Director Of Operations; Europe at International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)
A big thank you to Anne Marie from the International Well building institute for coming onto the podcast today. We open up our conversation around the Well Building standard, what it is, and how it can benefit businesses. She outlines the 10 protocols we can use to drive the discussion around sustainability and health. https://v2.wellcertified.com/v/en/overviewWe also talk about what to think about even you’re a small business. Who should be the people around the table making decisions about the workplace. And the two things that embody the fu...
2019-07-16
29 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Neil Usher, The Elemental Workplace
Neil is an internationally experienced senior property, workplace, facilities and change management leader, skilled in all areas of the property lifecycle. He has an established personal blog (www.workessence.com), and has built broad-based property and people networks. He is a regular conference and academic speaker, and author of the book 'The Elemental Workplace'. In this episode we delve into topics on ergonomics, workplace, AI and being excellent to each other in the workplace. This is one not to miss!
2019-07-10
38 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
Part 2 of 2, A conversation with Joanna Frank, President & CEO of the Center for Active Design
Joanna is the President & CEO of the Center for Active Design, where she advances design and development practices to foster healthy and engaged communities.This is actually part 2 of our conversation and if you haven’t already I’d urge you to listen to part 1 first before listening to this episode. In this episode we talk about the difference between Fitwel And Well building.Joanna describes Fitwel as a not for profit organisation and whereby their underlying mission is to impact everybody to change the trajectory of public health trends around the...
2019-07-02
16 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
Part 1 of 2, A conversation with Joanna Frank, President & CEO of the Center for Active Design
Joanna is the President & CEO of the Center for Active Design, where she advances design and development practices to foster healthy and engaged communities.I’ve split our conversation up into two parts and in this episode we discuss the collaboration between centre for active design and Fitwel and the 7 health outcome categories to consider. How you as a business can do a quick assessment on Fitwel which will give you a gap analysis and gives you a somewhat to do list to improve the building as much as possible. In...
2019-07-02
29 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
Part 2 of 2 - A conversation with Tim Allen, Corporate Real Estate Professional
This is part 2 of my conversation with Tim Allen, a corporate real estate professional. I would definitely go and check out the first part of our conversation before listening to this episode so that everything makes sense. In this episode we talk about the big no nos when it comes to workplace change. And how just by opening up a space doesn’t mean that people are naturally going to start communicating.Think about people sitting on the tube in London next to each other. You’d definitely get funny looks if y...
2019-06-17
15 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
Part 1 of 2 - A conversation with Tim Allen, Corporate Real Estate Professional
I’m so happy that I got to have a conversation with Tim Allen on the podcast. Tim is a senior corporate real estate professional with over twenty-five years' experience.I’ve split this conversation up into two parts so make sure you go and listen to the second part when it's uploaded. In this episode he defines workplace as being made up of the physical environment, virtual which is the technology in a workplace and the most important aspect which is the human. We talk about some of the trends occurring with regards to t...
2019-06-14
26 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
Part 2 of 2 - A conversation with Michelle Kerr, Sandalwood Engineering and Ergonomics
Michelle is an experienced Project Lead with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Skilled in proactive and reactive ergonomic program design, instruction, and digital human modeling. Strong program and project management professional with a Bachelor’s Degree focused in Kinesiology from Wayne State University. If you haven't already, definitely go and take a listen to Part 1 of this of podcast first before moving on to this one. In part 2 we speak about design trends, people understanding their capabilities and thresholds when it comes to work, self driving cars, anthropometrics and ex...
2019-06-10
21 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
Part 1 of 2 - A conversation with Michelle Kerr, Sandalwood Engineering and Ergonomics
Michelle is an experienced Project Lead with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Skilled in proactive and reactive ergonomic program design, instruction, and digital human modeling. Strong program and project management professional with a Bachelor’s Degree focused in Kinesiology from Wayne State University. This is Part 1 of 2 episodes. We speak about what Michelle does day to day, how she communicates with engineers at ergonomics, some of the challenges facing manufacturers and digital human modelling and a flashback to Simms the computer game and advice on reducing incidents of MSD’s.To q...
2019-06-07
20 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Andrew Thatcher, University of the Witwatersrand
Andrew Thatcher is a Professor and Chair of Industrial/Organisational Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand. He is currently President of the Ergonomics Society of South Africa, and Chair of the International Ergonomics Association’s Human Factors for Sustainable Development Technical Committee. His research interests are on wellbeing and productivity in green buildings, the psychological factors in the adoption of sustainable technologies, and the theoretical development of human factors and sustainability.Andrew was the first person in South Africa to evaluate wellbeing and effectiveness in green buildings in South Africa. He currently has se...
2019-06-04
41 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Trevor Montgomery, New Zealand trained Physiotherapist
I have a great conversation with my friend Trevor Montgomery who is a New Zealand trained physiotherapist with a master in health science. Along with clinical work he regularly travels across the world to educate other practitioners. He’s passionate about making people healthier and happier in their daily lives. He quotes Peter O’sullivan and says that people do things that make them sore all of the time. Through his experience of working with various people he’s realised that most people don’t realise that they are doing the very thing that is...
2019-05-28
44 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Heidi Dening, Workable Wellness
In this episode I chat to my good friend Heidi Dening who is a thought leader, educator and someone who really brings the best out in people. We talk about resilience, burnout, what businesses can do to introduce wellness strategies, how to become a self leader and lots more including Heidi's new book 'Her middle name is Courage'. You can connect with Heidi:Facebook - @heidideningselfleader Instagram - @heididening LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/heididening/Website - https://heididening.com/
2019-05-20
47 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Dr Libby Sander
Dr Libby Sander, (PhD, Master HRM, Bachelor of Arts (Japanese), Bachelor of Business, Fellow AIM), is Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Bond University, the founder and director of the Future of Work Project, founder of Rethink, and past Chair of Goldspaces an urban renewal and cultural development platform. She works globally speaking and advising business.Libby is regularly featured on radio and in national & international media including for the BBC, The Guardian, ABC, SBS, Channel 7 and 3AW Melbourne commenting on issues on work, society & future trends in organisations.
2019-05-08
48 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Chris Allen from Montroc Consulting
I had a great chat with Chris on my podcast recently and we discuss everything from him working in the armed forces to now running his own consulting business, to workplace strategy, sit stand desks, coworking spaces and much much more. Chris describes himself as a Change and Transformation Consultant | Speaker | Workplace Strategist | Facilitator | Coach | Trainer | Disruptor | Problem Solver | Change Agent | Team-builder | Leadership & Management developer and champion | Strategy & Vision creator | Designer | lover of nature, family and connecting people and I would have to agree he is all these things!
2019-04-23
43 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
Is your desk at the right height?
In this episode I talk about one of the biggest risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders which is desk height. More often than not the people I see have their desks at the wrong height compared to their sitting height which causes all sorts of problems. I also talk about sit stand desks, footrests, keyboard trays and N.E.A.T, and by improving our N.E.A.T how we can burn more calories and shed a few pounds.
2019-04-04
07 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Fleur Clarke, a health and wellness professional
Fleur Clarke is an experienced Facilities & Operational professional, who having worked for Gensler & Associates across their EMEA region for eighteen years branched out into the Freelance Virtual Assistant world. Most recently she has committed to developing a health and wellness business which is her real passion. You can follow Fleur at her facebook page called Making it Count or at her Fleur Clarke instagram page.
2019-04-02
36 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Professor Alan Hedge, Department of Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University
Alan Hedge is a Professor in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University. His research and teaching activities focus on issues of design and workplace ergonomics as these affect the health, comfort and productivity of workers.His research themes include workstation design, computer ergonomics and carpal tunnel syndrome risk factors for workers, alternative keyboard and input system designs, the performance and health effects of postural strain, and the health and comfort impacts of various environmental stressors.His professional activities are so extensive that if I named them all, it...
2019-04-02
36 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
A conversation with Dr Christhina Candido, Senior Lecturer at University of Sydney
"We are starving for information on the positive aspects of open plan...it’s irresponsible to just map the negatives…we need to understand how we can improve different workplace typology’s"Dr Candido is an architect by training and she holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil) and in Environmental Science from Macquarie University (Australia). She leads the SHE (Sustainable and Healthy Environments) platform and co-leads the BOSSA (Building Occupants Survey System Australia) tool. Her research expertise and interest relate to Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE), Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), Activity-Based Workin...
2019-04-02
46 min
Navigating the Workplace with The Travelling Ergonomist
The Travelling Ergonomist Introduction
Hi Everyone. My name is Kirsty Angerer and I’m The Travelling Ergonomist. I’m a tennis enthusiast, a frequent flyer and I spend my life as an Ergonomics Consultant educating people on how to get their bodies into neutral postures. And in today’s professional world, with the prominence of agile and remote working, ergonomics is more important than ever. I want a future with healthy, comfortable & productive workplaces and no more aches and pains. With this podcast I’ll be drawing insights from experts in the field, talking to those that are...
2019-03-11
01 min