Ergoweb Learning Center – Page 29

August 3, 2009

Stress Contributes to Poor Decision Making

Stressed rats in a new study were stuck in a rut and made poor decisions. The findings hold lessons for employers interested in reducing errors and creating more flexible production systems, and for those looking for more than negative health evidence to combat workplace stress.

June 22, 2009

NIOSH Releases Work Injury and Illness Coding System

When the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety released its new tool for coding occupational injury and illness incidents, it omitted one of its biggest concerns

January 18, 2009

Michigan Regulatory Commission Advances Mandatory Ergonomics Standard

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.

January 11, 2009

Michigan Draft Ergonomics Standard Under Fire from Business Groups

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.

January 7, 2009

Safe Patient Handling Activists See Improving Attitudes in Healthcare Industry

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.

October 1, 2008

Experts Dissect Repealed Ergonomics Standard, See Room for Change

Any new OSHA ergonomics standard represents an opportunity to revisit the strengths and weaknesses of the 2000 version. The Ergonomics Report interviews experts David Cochran and Barbara Silverstein to explore the possibilities.

September 17, 2008

Foes of Ergonomics Regulation Honing Strategies

Conversations in September with spokespeople from organizations on opposite sides of the ergonomics regulation issue suggest a rematch is inevitable when the administration in Washington DC changes on January 20, 2009.

September 9, 2008

Anti-Regulation Group Prepares for New Fight Against Ergonomics

The United States Chamber of Commerce will hold a Forum entitled "Ergonomics in the 21st Century: Toward a New Paradigm" on September 12, 2008, in Washington, D.C. The meeting will serve to re-energize an anti-regulation group and to report new research it believes strengthens their political positions.

September 8, 2008

Michigan Releases New Draft of Controversial Ergonomics Standard

Opponents are girding to do battle against Michigan's new proposed ergonomics standard. The see it as a drain on the state's bottom line.