ergonomics News

GAO Wants OSHA to Do More to Address Ergonomic Hazards in Growing e-Commerce Sector

OSHA must do more to address ergonomic hazards at warehouses and delivery companies, where the number of injured workers in the growing sector are on the rise, a new report shows. The Government Accountability Office conducted a report on workplace …

Claims Business: Sapiens and Click-Ins, QBE and Velocity EHS, Cotton Holdings and Stellar Restoration

Sapiens Partners With Click-Ins Click-Ins is teaming up with Sapiens International to offer vehicle-damage inspection and assessment platform to insurance carriers. Click-Ins said in a press release that its product is now offered along with Sapiens CoreSuite for P&C product …

Everyone Has a Home Office Now. So Who’s Paying For It?

NEW YORK — In the past, home offices were often an afterthought: Ill-equipped, cramped, and a little dusty from only occasional use. Now in 2020, many home offices are looking more like the command center at NORAD: Multiple screens, high-tech …

Warehouses Are Tracking Workers’ Every Muscle Movement

Every morning when he goes to work in the freezer room of a warehouse in eastern Pennsylvania, Jack Westley throws on a hooded sweatshirt to keep warm and grabs a radio to talk to his coworkers. He was recently given …

NIOSH Study Examines Machine Learning to Prevent Some Workplace Injuries

Workplace interventions can be helpful in reducing injuries while on the clock. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, low back strains, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other soft-tissue musculoskeletal injuries are the most frequent causes of missed workdays in the …

Office Workers Could Become Athletes of the Workplace

Office work will become much less of a pain in the neck if Julie Côté has her way. That’s because this kinesiology researcher who teaches at McGill University is interested in finding ways to reduce or even prevent the kinds …

Sharp Spike in Computer-Related Injuries Predicted for Medical Workers: Study

As U.S. health care goes high tech, spurred by $20 billion in federal stimulus incentives, the widespread adoption of electronic medical records and related digital technologies is predicted to reduce errors and lower costs – but it is also likely …