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January 26, 2007
Many people still believe they can drive safely while they are making phone calls. A recent neurological study explains why they are wrong.
January 24, 2007
Santos, the avatar with attitude, raises the ability to conduct human simulation to new heights in civilian and military research.
January 22, 2007
The report of the Baker Panel, investigating the explosion at a BP refinery in Texas in 2005, was released in January. It points the finger where it doesn't often point
January 22, 2007
The safe patient handling bill that got nowhere in the 2006 United States Congress has been reintroduced in a political climate that is likely to be more friendly to worker-centered legislation.
January 19, 2007
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation of the Comair Flight 5191 crash in Kentucky last summer yielded more details but no definitive answers about the cause. But contributing factors are revealed throughout the report.
January 15, 2007
January 12, 2007
An Ohio Supreme Court Ruling in December supported an employer against a 16-year-old former employee, denying disability payments for injuries sustained in an on-the-job accident.
January 10, 2007
Despite staggering gun death statistics, proposals for safety measures are generally doomed. Three authors hope to break down barriers with ergonomics.
January 8, 2007
How many of the products designed to dazzle at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Association show will end up as returns? The answer could be found in how easy they are to set up and operate.