We have assembled equipment and facilities to support both laboratory and workplace studies. Infrastructure support is supplied by the University but a considerable amount has come from previous research grants and contracts.

The Ergonomics and Occupational Biomechanics Laboratory has dedicated space of 1000+ sq ft. Approximately one third is used for research assistant, cooperative education and graduate student workspace. We have five workspaces with modern high-quality furiture and chairs. The laboratory also contains a file system with extensive catalogued set of research papers (~5000) on various aspects of musculoskeletal disorders, anatomy, biomechanics and ergonomics. We also have storage for our research equipment. The remainder of the space is used for a range of temporary and semi-permanent research project set-ups.

We have a wide range of equipment for both field and laboratory research including:

• 4 channel EMG data loggers (Mega)
• 8 channel EMG/sensor data logger (Mega)
• Auxilliary external input for data loggers (Mega)
• Goniometers with interfaces to data loggers (Penny and Giles)
• 8 channel stationary EMG system (Custom)
• 6 axis force transducers (force cubes) with amplifiers (AMTI)
• Force plate with amplifier in pit
• Force transducers; hand grip (Jamar), pinch, field usable force and torque measurement systems (Chatillon)
• Hand force transducers and amplifier (MIE)
• Magnetic multi-sensor position tracking system (Fasttrack)
• Optoelectronic imaging system (Optotrack, Northern Digital)
• VHS and digital camcorders
• Video replay equipment with video analysis software
• Whole body and hand vibration measurement equipment (B&K)

We also have access to a wide range of equipment owned by the Department of Kinesiology. In addition we have access to a worksop with two full time employees for the design, construction and maintainence of research equipment.