The makeup of the American workforce is changing, and these changes have not made physical work any easier. Employees are older, obesity rates continue to climb, and across many industries employers ...

Conducting an ergonomic assessment is a foundational element of the ergonomics process. Your ergonomics improvement efforts will never get off the ground without being able to effectively assess jobs ...

MY interest and attention to ergonomics began as the consequence of managing workplace injuries within the Risk Management division of a large high-tech company 10 years ago. Ergonomics was still ...

The goal of a well-designed assessment tool is to take the information that has been gained through research on the causes and impact of strain on the human system, and organize questions, ...

A local company is using computer vision and artificial intelligence to reduce costly workplace injuries nationwide. Coralville-based Inseer uses “ergonomic assessment software” to identify pain ...

The ergonomics page has numerous resources and training to help you alleviate common workstation pain or discomfort. Many ergonomics issues can be resolved with simple workstation adjustments or ...

How effectively is your organization engaging its aging workers? The measures you take to understand and address the emerging needs of workers as they go through the aging process will go a long way ...

Ergonomics can be defined as the applied science of equipment design. In short, the science of why your computer keyboard is at the angle it is or why that chair lump juts into your lower back.

To promote a safe, healthy, and productive office environment within the Law School this policy statement establishes guidelines for the purchase and use of ergonomic workspace furniture by faculty ...