A one-year Finnish study reveals the incidence and top causes of farmers' work related injuries. Most have an ergonomics/safety component.

There is a hole in the market for no-manual lift equipment designed for less dependent people. The Ergonomics Report

Although the profession elicits pastoral impressions, fishermen who work for small coastal commercial operations sustain a high occurrence of severe low back pain.

Efforts to keep residential carpenters out of harm's way from ergonomic risk factors have not flourished, and the reasons are complex. A new study suggests a promising direction

It's an ongoing workplace problem. A recent survey revealed that potentially 7.7 million workers in the United States are exposed to noise without adequate hearing protection.

Lean represents a wise management methodology for any economic season, and flows naturally into ergonomics, according to Lean exponent Dr. Peter Budnick.

Although the hours may be long, a graduate student's life can seem like the good life. But a recent survey of engineering graduate students shows a disturbingly high prevalence of upper extremity pain/discomfort with performing computer activities.

The ribtickling name for healthcare workstations on wheels, WOWs, belies the serious business of choosing wisely from the proliferating range of models. Professor Alan Hedge explains why the Cornell Healthcare Computer Cart Ergonomic Checklist fills a pressing need.

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