July 16, 2008
Are the work-related injuries of goods-transport drivers mostly due to traffic events? Recent research presents some surprising causes of industrial injury/illness among this group of workers.
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July 14, 2008
A recent study gives employers a way to predict which ergonomics measures are likely to produce the best results. It gives them the ability to make assumptions based on other people
July 9, 2008
Researchers at the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries trawled 250 case studies of interventions. The result, published recently, is a predictive tool that enables more targeted cost-benefit analysis.
July 7, 2008
A merger of two rival pharmaceutical companies could prod doctors to switch from handwritten or phoned prescriptions to the e-route. The switch
July 2, 2008
Observational tools too subjective? Biomechanical models require impossible to obtain measurements? Research shows there may be an answer.
June 30, 2008
On July 1, California joins several other states in banning the use of hand-held cell phones behind the wheel. Recent research undermines Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
June 25, 2008
June 23, 2008
The American Medical Association and federal Food and Drug Administration see peril in devices prone to shed parts in patients' bodies.
June 18, 2008
Self-reporting of computer use duration is significantly overestimated by research subjects, according to a recent study. Does this mean that musculoskeletal symptom frequency/intensity may be associated with lower computer exposures?