Ergonomics


Two New Centers Formed at Liberty Mutual Research Institute

August 27, 2008

One of America's best-known ergonomists, Marvin Dainoff, has joined as director of the Center for Behavioral Sciences.

Wisconsin Hospital Receives Safe Lifting Leadership Award

August 24, 2008

"Preventing staff injury is good business from the financial standpoint, but also, it is the right thing to do," said Gary Brunslik, Manager of Safety for the winning facility.

Hong Kong Tries Awards to Boost Food Service Safety

August 18, 2008

Cash prizes will be used to reduce accidents in this sector -- among the highest for all trades in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, its Labor Department reports.

GSA: Long-Term Care Workers Struggle with Elderly Population Boom

August 17, 2008

According to a special report, people ages 65 and older are projected to represent at least 20 percent of the total U.S. population by 2030, with the number of those 85-and-older increasing the most.

New Online Safety Social Network Seeks Traction

August 7, 2008

Workplace safety professionals who want the ability to interact with each other more than just once a year at trade shows and conferences now have a new resource.

OSHA Sponsors 10th Stateline Safety Workshop to Protect Employees

August 7, 2008

OSHA will focus on safety and health management systems during the 10th annual "Stateline Safety Workshop" slated for September 17 at the Holiday Inn Express, 3100 Wellington Place, Janesville, Wis.

Upcoming Safety Conferences: Chicagoland Safety & Health and SHARP/VVP

August 6, 2008

This year marks the 20th anniversary for the Chicagoland Safety & Health Conference, co-sponsored by the OSHA and slated for September 15-18 at Northern Illinois University, 1120 E. Diehl Road in Naperville.

Safe Patient Lifting, Beryllium Collaborations Win NORA Awards

July 30, 2008

The awards were presented Tuesday at the NORA Symposium 2008 that NIOSH sponsored.

ASSE to Host Webinar on New Construction Safety Standard

July 28, 2008

A10 Committee members will lead the discussion and answer questions during the event, designed to introduce components of the new standard and how it can be implemented in construction and demolition operations. Last week, NAHB President Sandy Dunn said the standard, in it present form, "will be useless for the construction industry."

NAHB Accuses ASSE of Subverting ANSI Process

July 23, 2008

"In effect, ASSE has created its own version of consensus and has adopted an unworkable program, despite strong objection from the construction industry," said NAHB President Sandy Dunn.

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