A study of Netherlands office workers links certain awkward postures with neck/shoulder symptoms

New research finds an absence of reliable cut points for determining the probability of injury for low back exertion.

The November 7 mid-term election could reveal how well Congress heeded the ergonomists and other experts who were called in for advice on reforms.

Many of the alternative workspace strategies corporations are discovering involve displacing office cubicle dwellers. They may need to tread carefully.

The abundance of functions on today's cell phones leave many consumers confused. The industry is working to ease the confusion, but consumers can't count on seeing an increase of stripped-down phones any time soon.

If the preventative measures that usually result from investigations are effective, transportation accidents should be rare. They are not. Two recent accidents and recent research together suggest the problem could lie in the way the probes are conducted.

Research from Japan shows that manufacturing employees with demanding work and low job satisfaction are at higher risk of occupational injury. It also shows that depression, lack of job security and several other factors compound the risk.

A study of 1200 workers published in Sweden provides new insight into certain musculoskeletal symptoms and endurance and flexion issues.

New study quantifies the risk of vascular and neurological symptoms for male workers exposed to hand-arm vibration through welding, plating and grinding metals.