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July 8, 2009
The news headlines can be read as a map of the journey of the profession through a host of emerging fields, and as a guide to ways the ergonomist message can find high places in the future.
July 6, 2009
A recent study of nose-less bicycle seats should be good news for bicyclists who value their virility.
July 1, 2009
A Northwestern University study indicates that an "off-Loading sitting posture" may reduce sitting related low back pain.
June 29, 2009
Driving and cell phone use don't mix. That's the message from the National Safety Council in the United States, which is underlining its warning with a freeway "Death by Cellphone" billboard.
June 24, 2009
Professor Alan Hedge refers to the Cornell University ergonomics website as a "dinosaur" because it was the first of its kind. The evolutionary process keeps it up to the moment.
June 22, 2009
When the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety released its new tool for coding occupational injury and illness incidents, it omitted one of its biggest concerns
June 17, 2009
The Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE) is pleased to announce the new CUXP and AUXP designations in response to growing market acceptance of User Experience as an additional and equivalent title to Ergonomics and Human Factors.
June 17, 2009
A recent State of Washington study points to frequency and duration of forceful exertions to be among the greatest risk factors for lateral epicondylitis
June 15, 2009
A London consultancy recommends allowing adequate time off between shifts for workers to sleep well. It's a particularly sound recommendation from a safety and health angle.