Ergonomics eNewsletter
Past Issues:
- March 2011 In This Issue:
1. Managing Workers' Comp: Prequalifying Your Business Can Be Money in the Bank
2. OSHA Catches Spider Man in its Net
3. ASSE Releases Teen Safety Kit to Prevent Youth Work Injuries, Illnesses
4. Receiving Work-Related Communication at Home Takes Greater Toll on Women
5. New NSC Tool Helps Promote At-Home Employee Safety
- February 2011 In This Issue:
1. All in the Family: Lower Back Disease May be in Your Genes
2. Muscle Biofeedback Assessment Reduces Injuries, Improves Worker Productivity
3. NIOSH and NHCA Collaborate in Noise Research Efforts
4. OSHA Withdraws Proposed MSD Column on Injury/Illness Logs
5. Researchers Debunk Myth that Motorcycle Helmets Can Increase Injury Risk in Crashes
- January 2011 In This Issue:
1. We Spend More Time Sick Now Than A Decade Ago
2. NHCA Addresses "Misperceptions" Regarding OSHA's Interpretation of Noise Control Enforcement Change
3. The Cure for the Ailing Workplace
4. AIHA: Workplace Exposures Should Be Included in National Prevention Strategy
5. OSHA Web Chat Puts Focus on Injury and Illness Prevention Program
- December 2010 In This Issue:
1. Risk of Recreational Shoulder Injuries Common Around the Holidays
2. OSHA Releases Fall Regulatory Agenda
3. Material Handling: What You Need to Know to Move Those Heavy Loads Safely
4. Keeping the Chill Out: Working Safe in Cold Weather
5. At-Home Safety: Study Highlights Dangers of Exertional Heat-Related Injuries
6. EEOC Explores Plight of Older Workers in Current Economic Climate
- November 2010 In This Issue:
1. At Hannay Reels Inc., Safety Is Personal
2. Study Reveals Important Fitness Measures for Firefighters
3. Is 'Presenteeism' Just a Buzzword?
4. Safety is a Team Effort at CF Jordan Construction
5. OSHA to Hold Informal Hearing on Walking-Working Surfaces Rule
- October 2010 In This Issue:
1. Demonstrating the Business Value of Ergonomics
2. Falls Are the Leading Injury-Related Cause of ER Visits
3. ASSE: Ergonomics Programs Save Money, Prevent Injuries
4. Is the One-on-One Office Assessment Dead?
5. The Effect of Prolonged Lack of Daylight for Chilean Miners
6. OSHA Seeks Comments on Interpretation of Noise Exposure Controls
- September 2010 In This Issue:
1. Use It or Lose It: NIOSH's Howard Addresses Aging Work Force Issues
2. How Can We Best Measure Worker Productivity?
3. Protecting Your Back, Neck and Arms from 'Laptop-itis'
4. DOL Awards Amtrak Employee $160,000 in Retaliation Case
5. Report: Workers' Comp Payments For Medical Care Exceed Cash Benefits for the First Time
- August 2010 In This Issue:
1. Certified or Certifiable: Is There a Difference?
2. Researchers Identify Incentives, Barriers to Best Practices in Ergonomics for Masonry Contractors
3. EU OSHA: Workplace Health Promotion Improves Productivity, Well-Being
4. Study: Magnet Hospitals Don't Have Better Working Conditions for Nurses
5. Back to School Safety: Injury Prevention Tips for Cheerleaders, Football Players
6. Falls the Leading Cause of Injury Among Older Adults in China
- July 2010 In This Issue:
1. How to Build a Successful, Sustainable Ergonomic Team
2. MSD Injuries, Health Problems Force Roofers Into Early Retirement
3. Take a Break From Your Office Furniture and Get Healthy
4. Prevent Overexertion at Work and at Home
5. Forecasters Calling for Potentially Dangerous Heat Conditions
- June 2010 In This Issue:
1. Is Ergonomics a Flawed Science?
2. Navigating Ergonomics Management Systems
3. The Future of Work and the Aging Work Force
4. Study Reveals Widespread Fatigue, Risk for Errors with 12-Hour Nursing Shifts
5. How Heat Stress Affects Performance
- May 2010 In This Issue:
1. Workplace Wellness: Getting the Best Return on Your Investment
2. Cultivating a Self-Motivated Workforce: The Choice, Community and Competence of an Injury-Free Culture
3. Ergonomic Gardening Tools
4. Declining Social Security Benefits Keep Older Men in Work Force
5. Younger Workers Experience Higher Injury Rates
6. Getting Physical in Return-to-Work Programs
- April 2010 In This Issue:
1. Osteoarthritis Carries High Costs in Missed Work Days
2. Lighting the Workplace: A Perspective for Safety and Productivity
3. Space Research Sheds Light on Shift Work Scheduling
4. Make Safety Training More Effective
5. Safety on the Road
- March 2010 In This Issue:
1. Flip-Flops vs. Gray Hair: Managing Generation Clashes in the Workplace
2. Lighting the Workplace: A Perspective for Safety and Productivity
3. The Hazards of Daylight Saving Time
4. Heart Disease and Women: Heart Healthy Tips
5. OSHA: Stay Safe While Shoveling Snow
- February 2010 In This Issue:
1. Workers' Comp Patients Get Less Benefit from Back Surgery
2. NIOSH Releases Spanish-Language Construction Ergonomics Guide
3. Ergonomics : What's Real and What's Not
4. PureSafety and EHS Today Launch Future Leaders in EHS
5. Building Consensus on Ergonomics a Top Issue for ASSE in 2010
- January 2010 In This Issue:
1. 30 Minutes to Better Health in 2010
2. Workers' Comp Research Provides Insight Into Curbing Health Care Costs
3. Developing a Game Plan for the Industrial Athlete
4. What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You
5. Five Ways to Weather Winter Workouts
- December 2009 In This Issue:
1. OSHA Regulatory Agenda Includes Reporting Requirements for Musculoskeletal Disorders
2. Health Promotion, Policy Shifts Needed to Protect Aging Workers
3. Muscle and Joint Pain Costs European Economies Billions in Time and Money
4. Developing a Game Plan for the Industrial Athlete
5. Strength Training Reduces Neck Pain in Office Workers
6. When the Weather Outside is Frightful
- November 2009 In This Issue:
1. Avoiding Slips and Falls: From the Alps to America
2. Workplace Safety: Bio-Physics and the Industrial Athlete
3. Study: Daylight Saving Time Connected to Increased Workplace Injuries
4. Proactive Approach to Ergonomics Reduces Pain in Office Workers
5. Heavy Lifting Equipment Boosts Results for Glass & Glass Product Industry
- October 2009 In This Issue:
1. Study Uncovers Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Risk Factors
2. A Change in the Air
3. Capitalize on Strengths, Minimize Risks for Older Workers
4. Investigation Confirms that Workplace Interventions Reduce the Incidence of Slips, Trips and Falls
5. Risk Reduction Through Early Symptom Recognition
6. Working After Retirement May Lead to Better Health
- September 2009 In This Issue:
1. Michigan Business Community: Ergonomics Standard Will Lead to Job Losses
2. OSHA 2009 SST Program Targets 4,000 Worksites in 3 Industry Sectors
3. Workouts for Workaholics
4. Focus on Job Context, Not Age, in Layoff Decisions
5. John Howard Reappointed NIOSH Director
6. The Plastic Surgeon's Role in Disaster Relief Planning
- August 2009 In This Issue:
1. Best Practices for Tracking and Managing Incidental Absences Identified by Joint Liberty Mutual, DMEC Study
2. ASSE’s Florida Chapter Focuses on Ergonomic Injuries
3. Ergonomic Solutions Offered to Make Studying Easier
4. American Society of Safety Engineers Unveils New Workplace Fall Prevention Standards
5. Obesity Costs U.S. About $147 Billion Annually
- July 2009 In This Issue:
1. Avoiding Common Ergonomic Mistakes (and how it can save you money)
2. Barab Addresses Ergonomics at Safety 2009
3. Good Ergonomics is Good Economics
4. OSHA Offers Tips on Working Safely in Hot Weather
5. Off-the-Job Safety: How to Make Summer Safe
- June 2009 In This Issue:
1. Office Chair Design and the Potential Impact on Heart Rate
2. Creating a Culture of Construction Workplace Safety Around the Globe
3. Online Training's Got Game
4. Preventative Medicine for Occupational Diseases
5. Historical Perspectives Tour Gives Students Insight to Workplace Dangers
- May 2009 In This Issue:
1. Truck Driver Demographics and the Risk of Musculoskeletal Injuries
2. Obesity, Diabetes Interfere with Workplace Productivity
3. Speakers' Message: Don't Get Hurt on the Job like Me
4. Office Ergonomics Book Reveals Early-Stage Solutions
5. VSP: Annual Eye Exams Saved Companies Nearly $3 Billion Each Year
6. Healthy Hands Week is June 8-12, 2009
- April 2009 In This Issue:
1. At Ford, Ergonomics Meets Immersive Engineering
2. "Meetings on the Move" Can Increase Workplace Productivity
3. Capitalizing on an Aging Work Force
4. AANS Offers Outdoor Injury Prevention Tips
5. Study Suggests Age is Not Enough to Predict Worker Needs
- March 2009 In This Issue:
1. Health and Wellness: Exercise Is Important At Any Age
2. Winter Weather presents Osteoporosis and Foot and Ankle Fracture Danger for Older Workers
3. Center for Health Value Innovation Announces Leading Initiatives in Value-Based Health Design
4. The Effects of the Economy on Workplace Safety
5. NSC Introduces Distracted Driving Resource Kit - February 2009 In This Issue:
1. Most Disabling Workplace Injuries Cost $48.6 Billion
2. Australia: EHS Implications of Obesity for Workplace Designers
3. Preventing Extreme Sport Injuries
4. Workplace Environmental Changes May Help Prevent Obesity
5. Findings of Most Extensive Employer Survey On People with Disabilities Released - January 2009 In This Issue:
1. Snow Shoveling Safety Tips
2. Back Pain and How to Prevent it in 2009
3. NIOSH Study Reports Lower Workplace Injury Rates for Foreign-Born Workers
4. ACOEM Urges Daschle to Address Workforce Health and Productivity Issues
5. NIOSH Study Examines Safety, Health Implications of Firefighters' Boots - December 2008 In This Issue:
1. A Different Perspective on Ergonomics Assessment Tools
2. Gerdau Ameristeel Facility Wins Find It – Fix It Challenge
3. BLS: Workplace Injuries, Illnesses Decreased from 2006-2007
4. Former OSHA, NIOSH Heads Discuss OSHA’s Future
5. Beating the Stress of Workplace Injuries - November 2008 In This Issue:
1. Self-Established Ergonomic Standards
2. AAOS Issues New Carpal Tunnel Treatment Guidelines
3. Survey: Workers Risk Injury By Not Wearing PPE
4. International Safety: UK Injury Investigations on the Decline
5. EHS Out Loud Blog: Questions for an Increasingly “Irrelevant” OSHA - October 2008 In This Issue:
1. Where is the "Ergonomics Community"?
2. NSC Supports Uniform Injury Data Collection System
3. More Workers Employed After Traditional Retirement Years
4. EHS Out Loud Blog: Ring This Up to Caution?
5. Doing the Right Thing (And Doing It Successfully) - September 2008 In This Issue:
1. How to Choose - and Use - Ergonomic Hand Tools
2. Workplace Posture Can Cause Aching Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
3. The Office of the Future?
4. Safety Tips for Hurricane Cleanup and Recovery
5. Report Evaluates NIOSH Injury Prevention Program - August 2008 In This Issue:
1. Working and Playing in the Outdoor Heat
2. ANSI Dismisses Latest Appeal to Withdraw Construction Musculoskeletal Consensus Standard
3. Carpal Tunnel Culprits for Commuters
4. The Aging Work Force: Brains Over Brawn
5. The Benefits of a 4-Day Workweek
6. Gundersen Lutheran Health System is Recognized for Safe Lifting Leadership - July 2008 In This Issue:
1. Show Me the Safety
2. Investigation of Same-Level Slips and Falls Earns Researchers an Award from Liberty Mutual
3. Employers Take Active Role in Promoting Workplace Wellness
4. Portal Offers Healthcare Professionals Help in Starting, Sustaining a Safe Lifting Program
5. Humantech Supports Ergonomics Scholarship Program - June 2008 In This Issue:
1. Stripped-Down Ergonomics
2. Cirque du Soleil Considers Injury Prevention Program
3. Simple Steps to Prevent Back Pain
4. California Farm Operator Shut Down for Heat Illness Concerns
5. Personal "Productivity" Equipment Boosts Safety - May 2008 In This Issue:
1. Ergonomics Risk Assessment: Determining When, Why, Who and How You Should Perform One - Part II: Who and When
2. CAL/OSHA: Allow Workers to Acclimate to Heat
3. Podcast - Ergonomics and the Aging Workforce
4. Ergo Firm Contest Rewards Workplace Improvements
5. NIOSH Award Highlights Construction Ergonomics - April 2008 In This Issue:
1. Ergonomics Risk Assessment: Determining When, Why, Who and How You Should Perform One
2. New Warehouse Design Boosts Productivity
3. Survey Addresses Matting Systems and Environmental, Safety Issues
4. Worthington Puts Wellness to Work
5. Obesity Costly for Employers - March 2008 In This Issue:
1. Succession Planning
2. ANSI Board Rejects Appeal to Block Construction MSD Standard
3. Changing Perceptions of Slips and Falls One Step at a Time
4. OSHA Releases New Ergonomics Guidelines for Shipyards
5. Simple Solutions for Office Hazards
6. Poultry Industry Investigation Prompts Congressional Hearings - February 2008 In This Issue:
1. How to Hire an Ergonomist
2. Poultry Industry Strives to Improve Worker Safety
3. Education Helps Back Pain Patients Return to Work, Study Says
4. Heavy Lifting Training Won't Prevent Back Stains, Study Says
5. Grants to Boost Minnesota's Patient Handling Care - January 2008 In This Issue:
1. Ergonomics and Measurements
2. Get in Shape ... at Your Desk
3. AAOHN: Employers Can Give Workers a Healthy Start in the New Year
4. New Database Contains Aging Workforce Information - December 2007 In This Issue:
1. Trends in Office Ergonomics: Perception vs. Reality
2. Will You Still Need Me When I'm 64? Designing the Age-Friendly Workplace
3. Construction Industry Appeals Voluntary Ergonomics Standard
4. Ohio State Center Partners With Automotive Industries to Bolster Worker Protections, Minimize Health Care Costs
5. OSHA Adds Two Modules to Ergonomics E-Tool for Electrical Contractors
