A University of Washington study challenges several long-held causation assumptions associated with work-related low back disability and finds workplace factors play a significant role.
Hybrid cars, hailed as good news for our planet, could be bad news for pedestrians and bicyclists. Researchers recommend adding automotive engine noise to make these quiet vehicles safer.
This battle is heating up. Despite efforts to derail it, the long-running effort in Michigan to introduce an ergonomics standard is back on track after receiving unanimous support from key regulatory commissions in Michigan.
It's all in your head. A physiological mechanism was found that could explain the relationship between psychosocial risk factors and musculoskeletal pain.
A key vote comes up this week in Michigan on a draft mandatory ergonomics standard for the state. The economic downturn has an upside for the standard's opponents.
March 23 -26, Applied Ergonomics Conference and Expo, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada, features ergonomic answers to tough challenges, power-packed educational sessions, exhibits, facility tours and Ergo Cup
Research shows manual patient handling is unsafe for patients and nursing staff alike. It persists, but two activists in the movement to end the practice report progress.