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October 13, 2006
If experts who regard the iPod as a health hazard are on the mark, suing the maker, Apple, could become as popular as the iconic music player.
October 11, 2006
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.
October 9, 2006
The lifting, transferring and repositioning of patients is an unavoidable and dangerous reality of hospital work. Legislative efforts to make the activity safer are gaining ground.
October 6, 2006
Could the health care profession benefit from ergonomic measures used successfully to prevent accidents by the high-risk aviation industry? One company says "Yes."
October 4, 2006
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.
October 2, 2006
A new FAA standard takes an ergonomic approach to reducing the risk of crashes and collisions on airport runways.
September 26, 2006
New study quantifies the risk of vascular and neurological symptoms for male workers exposed to hand-arm vibration through welding, plating and grinding metals.
September 26, 2006
A study of 1200 workers published in Sweden provides new insight into certain musculoskeletal symptoms and endurance and flexion issues.
September 23, 2006
America's waistline has grown in recent decades, and Ford Motor Company has established a first by taking this into account in its design processes.