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February 2, 2022
Article Highlights: Fatigue Failure theory is a new ergonomics theory about how workers develop MSDs Three recently developed ergonomics assessment tools — LiFFT, DUET and The […]
July 16, 2021
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company has conducted numerous studies over several decades that help identify and reduce risk of injury related to manual material tasks like lifting, […]
May 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many employees to stay home, and others to work reduced schedules. This extended time away from work may result in some […]
May 12, 2020
A step-by-step guide to planning an effective ergonomics process at a company site or facility. This is a brief summary article — for more detail and […]
February 6, 2020
“Designing in” workplace ergonomics is viewed as an integral part of an effective ergonomics process. Non-office workplace environments are constantly changing – and new ergonomics challenges […]
January 28, 2020
Wearable exoskeletons and ergonomics are getting a lot of attention lately. Exoskeletal devices have already shown great promise and success as rehabilitation and disability solutions, and […]
December 16, 2019
Here’s a list of ergonomics standards, guidelines, regulations and compliance resources. It was last updated on January 29, 2020. The list is comprehensive, but we’ve surely […]
November 18, 2019
Managing ergonomics at a site requires a lot of planning, coordination, and communication. An effective ergonomics improvement initiative relies on contributions of people throughout the organization […]
November 4, 2019
A well constructed site ergonomics plan is critical for ensuring that everyone involved in the ergonomics process understands what needs to occur, and who is responsible […]
November 28, 2007
Ergonomic evaluations, health care practitioner advice regarding re-injury prevention, and employer offering/employee accepting workplace accommodations were significant predictors of fewer time-loss days among employees with disabling work-related musculoskeletal disorders according to a 2005 prospective, cohort study involving over 400 workers.
November 26, 2007
The crush of Thanksgiving air travel is a reminder that airlines mislay bags year round and the problem is getting worse. One report over the holidays looks at one airline's search for a cure.
November 19, 2007
A car accident left Eric Ramsey paralyzed and unable to speak. A scientific breakthrough could give him another way to communicate.
November 14, 2007
Peter Budnick will join other renowned speakers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for ICE 2007, and will also serve as Visiting Associate Professor during his stay.
November 13, 2007
Authors Xu, Mirka and Hsiang found surprising results when comparing lifting characteristics between obese, as defined by Body Mass Index (BMI), and non-obese individuals. Do obese people really lift with greater rotational velocity, rotational acceleration, sagittal velocity and sagittal acceleration compared to normal sized individuals, or are the results skewed by the BMI definition?
November 12, 2007
The findings from an Australian study on low back pain could be summed up by the adage,
November 6, 2007
A study performed by Lee, McLoone and Dennerlein, found that computer users often exhibited finger extension postures, including lifting fingers completely off the mouse, when operating a commonly used two-button style mouse.
November 4, 2007
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work tackles one of the Continent's headaches - work-related musculoskeletal disorders.