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Recent interviews with the three main players in the courier industry amount to an education and food for thought for the ergonomics community.

A British Columbia occupational health and safety agency reports promising results from its integrated workplace-based ergonomics program.

Finnish study links certain risk factors with vibration white finger (VWF).

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Surgeons are known to remove the wrong limbs or organs, slice into the wrong side of bodies and perform surgery on the wrong patients. The question is, how often?

Satnav receivers appear to be on the way to meeting consumer needs for usability. The provision of good navigation instructions is another issue.

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A recent analysis of a participatory ergonomic intervention conducted at a courier company depot revealed many health benefits for employees and communications improvements across the board.