As the workforce becomes older, the impact of age on worker physical capabilities grows in importance. A review article details the affects of aging on performance.

Can the design of a tool affect ergonomic risk factors and task speed? Investigators compare axial versus non-axial pipettes.

Auto makers are racing to prepare for the surge of older drivers on the nation

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.

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.

Observational tools too subjective? Biomechanical models require impossible to obtain measurements? Research shows there may be an answer.

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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?

If it is effective in reducing incursions, the new FAA standard for runway markings could prompt a challenge to the voluntary approach to airport safety