Today's need for cost cutting has given hotelling a push, with still unanswered questions about the ergonomic risks and benefits of depersonalizing workplaces.

A validated survey shows musculoskeletal pain frequency and client lift/transfer task frequency predict loss of productivity among long-term caregivers.

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.