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5 Essential Elements of a Successful Ergonomics Process

5 Essential Elements of a Successful Ergonomics Process

This 14 page guide explains 5 essential elements successful ergonomics programs share, including ...
Guide to Successful Site Ergonomics

Guide to Successful Site Ergonomics

This 10 page guide is for individuals or teams responsible for establishing a systematic workplace ergonomics program and processes at a company site or facility.
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Site Ergonomics Planning Template

This Microsoft Excel spreadsheet contains 6 fillable template sheets you can complete to expedite planning and gain approvals for a site ergonomics process. The download also includes ...
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Guide to Picking the Best Ergo Analysis Tool for the Job

There are many ergonomics assessment methods, but which one is right for each specific type of task? This guide summarizes 23 evidence-based tools ...
Using Setting-Specific Ergonomic Checklists for Non-Cyclical Work

Using Setting-Specific Ergonomic Checklists for Non-Cyclical Work

This short guide explains a strategy using setting-specific checklists to assess and improve non-cyclical or unstructured work.
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Guide to Assessing Ergonomic Risk of Non-Cyclical Work

This companion guide delves deeper into assessing risk in in non-cyclical and unstructured work.

Open Access Articles

February 1, 2010
February 1, 2010

Study Identifies Association Between Certain Work Activities and Osteoarthritis

A large cross sectional study identifies certain common work activities as contributing to osteoarthritis (OA) at several body regions. Among the findings, significantly increases in knee OA risk where seen for jolting and stair climbing for men, and standing on a rigid surface for more than two hours a day for woman.
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January 27, 2010
January 27, 2010

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Federal Ban on Texting for Commercial Truck Drivers

U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced federal guidance to expressly prohibit texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses. The prohibition is effective immediately and is the latest in a series of actions taken by the Department to combat distracted driving since the Secretary convened a national summit on the issue last September.
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January 25, 2010
January 25, 2010

Is It Dangerous — Even Deadly — To Sit Too Much?

Ergoweb's Peter Budnick takes a closer look at a recent British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) editorial that has spawned international headlines like "sitting too much may be deadly". Is sitting really that bad, or has this editorial been misinterpreted, over-interpreted or over-blown? This article takes a deeper look at the research editorial and how it applies to ergonomics.
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January 20, 2010
January 20, 2010

Ergonomics Roundup: January 20, 2010

A summary of ergonomics in the news, including: sniffing out terrorists; inspection/screening errors; tracking flu; new FDA human factors medical device standard; heels and driving pedals; civil servant depression; design vs. behavioral approach to risk reduction; distracted driving; touch screen ergonomics; handguns; computing postures; ukulele design; Equipois funding; Kumar receives award.
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January 13, 2010
January 13, 2010

Ergonomics Roundup: January 13, 2010

A summary of ergonomics topics from various recent media sources, including children and backpacks; texting and hand injuries; driver distraction; controlling the spread of hospital germs; ergonomics and manufacturing quality; truck driver screening; netbook positioning; office ergonomics.
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February 1, 2010
February 1, 2010

Study Identifies Association Between Certain Work Activities and Osteoarthritis

A large cross sectional study identifies certain common work activities as contributing to osteoarthritis (OA) at several body regions. Among the findings, significantly increases in knee OA risk where seen for jolting and stair climbing for men, and standing on a rigid surface for more than two hours a day for woman.
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January 27, 2010
January 27, 2010

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Federal Ban on Texting for Commercial Truck Drivers

U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced federal guidance to expressly prohibit texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses. The prohibition is effective immediately and is the latest in a series of actions taken by the Department to combat distracted driving since the Secretary convened a national summit on the issue last September.
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January 25, 2010
January 25, 2010

Is It Dangerous — Even Deadly — To Sit Too Much?

Ergoweb's Peter Budnick takes a closer look at a recent British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) editorial that has spawned international headlines like "sitting too much may be deadly". Is sitting really that bad, or has this editorial been misinterpreted, over-interpreted or over-blown? This article takes a deeper look at the research editorial and how it applies to ergonomics.
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January 20, 2010
January 20, 2010

Ergonomics Roundup: January 20, 2010

A summary of ergonomics in the news, including: sniffing out terrorists; inspection/screening errors; tracking flu; new FDA human factors medical device standard; heels and driving pedals; civil servant depression; design vs. behavioral approach to risk reduction; distracted driving; touch screen ergonomics; handguns; computing postures; ukulele design; Equipois funding; Kumar receives award.
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January 13, 2010
January 13, 2010

Ergonomics Roundup: January 13, 2010

A summary of ergonomics topics from various recent media sources, including children and backpacks; texting and hand injuries; driver distraction; controlling the spread of hospital germs; ergonomics and manufacturing quality; truck driver screening; netbook positioning; office ergonomics.
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Read more