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September 14, 2005

Research Into Lower Back Pain and Disability Yields Clues and More Puzzles

Backs have been malfunctioning for millennia. A recent papyrus discovery shows that Egyptians puzzled over back pain 3500 years ago. Hippocrates pondered it some 900 years later. And it's apparent from recent studies that present-day researchers also find the condition perplexing.
August 24, 2005

The OSHA Ergonomics Standard Revisited

Ten years in the making, the Ergonomics Program Standard of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was introduced in 2000. The supporters' triumph was short lived: the Standard was discredited and repealed the following year. From supporters' reactions to some recent OSHA letter writing, it's clear the defeat still rankles.
August 3, 2005

Cell Phones

This is the second article in a 2-part series on cell phones from The Ergonomics Report
September 14, 2005

Research Into Lower Back Pain and Disability Yields Clues and More Puzzles

Backs have been malfunctioning for millennia. A recent papyrus discovery shows that Egyptians puzzled over back pain 3500 years ago. Hippocrates pondered it some 900 years later. And it's apparent from recent studies that present-day researchers also find the condition perplexing.
August 24, 2005

The OSHA Ergonomics Standard Revisited

Ten years in the making, the Ergonomics Program Standard of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was introduced in 2000. The supporters' triumph was short lived: the Standard was discredited and repealed the following year. From supporters' reactions to some recent OSHA letter writing, it's clear the defeat still rankles.
August 3, 2005

Cell Phones

This is the second article in a 2-part series on cell phones from The Ergonomics Report