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February 22, 2006
Seven epidemiological studies demonstrated a significant association between forklift operation and low back pain when Waters et al. statistically combined study findings to calculate a meta-odds ratio of 2.13. Surprisingly, no studies were found that examined neck or upper extremity disorders relative to forklift operators.
February 22, 2006
There are almost as many ways to log on to a web site as there are web sites. And none is particularly secure in this age of identify theft and "phishing" and other credit card fraud.
February 20, 2006
Be heard: NORA town hall meetings began in Dec. 2005, and continue through March 2006 at select locations across the country.
February 15, 2006
Employers and many legislators on both sides of the 49th Parallel are heavily armed against ergonomics programs, regarding them as regulation by stealth. So why wasn't the Province of Ontario's "Pains and Sprains" campaign used as target practice when it was introduced in January? The Ergonomics Report goes 'inside' the issue to find out.
February 15, 2006
A study looks at cell phone use by medical personnel as an ergonomic way to treat a problem that plagues hospitals - medical errors.
February 10, 2006
Webinar: Ergonomics for Occupational Hygienists on Musculoskeletal Disorders; and, Danger Lurks in Headsets
February 8, 2006
Tim Villnave takes a closer look at two timely topics from current ergonomic research
February 6, 2006
Gov. Jennifer Granholm: The ergonomics ban was "a solution in search of a problem."
February 6, 2006
Do older adults have an unequal struggle when larning to use computers and the Internet?