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Ergonomics Today™
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Sit-to-Stand Workstations
August 31, 2010
Sit-to-Stand workstations for computer work are growing in popularity for many reasons, driving down cost and stimulating innovation. This article reviews key features to consider for sit-to-stand workstation design and provides examples of the current state-of-the-art options in the marketplace.
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Man Falls Off Surgical Table: A Safe Patient Handling Lesson to be Learned
August 4, 2010
Guest contributor Jill Kelby reviews a tragic patient handling accident, using it as a compelling vehicle to understand obesity and other challenges that care facilities face when handling and caring for patients: "...we can’t engineer out the humans in SPH. There will always be some amount of error. The goal in SPH needs to become how to get that error rate as close to zero as possible."
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Equipois Named "Most Innovative Company of the Year"
July 31, 2010
Equipois, designer and manufacturer of ergonomic “zero gravity” workplace technology, has been selected as the recipient of the International Stevie Award for Most Innovative Company of the Year, North America. Equipois was recognized for its patented zeroG technology, which allows tools and other objects to float as if weightless, boosting productivity and eliminating injuries.
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Just Having a Safety Committee Is Not Enough
August 30, 2010
A recent RAND Corporation study of Pennsylvania firms that had state Certified Safety Committees showed mixed results in reducing company injury rates. The study found that employers that joined the CSC program did not experience a reduction in lost work time injury/illness rates when compared to similar firms who were non-CSC participants.
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Factors Affecting Safe Patient Handling Behavior Among Critical Care Nurses
August 17, 2010
A survey based study of critical care nurses shows that most still manually perform patient lift and transfer tasks, creating a strikingly high level of workplace risk in relation to patient handling tasks. However, safe practices are followed when efective management characteristics are in place.
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Study: Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector Injury Rates Higher Than General Private Industry
August 4, 2010
Who knew? The wholesale and retail trade sector, usually thought of as low risk industry, instead shows a higher rate of injury/illness and overexertion related disabling disorders than general private industry, according to this NIOSH analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
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