From safety footwear and wearables to lift tables and pallet positioners, human-focused design is reshaping how safety risks ...

Ergonomics is the study of work. From an OSHA perspective, it is the process of designing the job to fit the employee, rather than forcing the employee’s body to fit the job. This process may include ...

Since 2002, OSHA has sent approximately 440 ergonomic hazard alert letters to employers. According to an April 11 OSHA directive, the agency will be contacting those employers to see how much progress ...

On December 19, OSHA announced that it has reached a settlement with Amazon for a corporate-wide program to help better protect employees from hazardous working conditions, leading to serious lower ...

On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) that will go into immediate effect and is intended ...

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has unveiled a voluntary plan to reduce ergonomic injuries. The proposed plan immediately garnered praise from business groups and criticism from ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has unveiled a plan to reduce ergonomic injuries through a combination of industry-targeted guidelines, enforcement measures, workplace ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has long been the regulatory backbone for workplace safety in the United States, setting and enforcing standards to protect employees from ...

OSHA today added two new modules to the Agency’s “Ergonomics Solutions for Electrical Contractors” e-Tool, developed with input from the Independent Electrical Contractors Inc., as part of its OSHA ...

Ensuring truck driver safetry has evolved work trucks over the years into mobile offices equipped with a variety of in-cab devices, such as mobile data terminals for job-site reporting, routing, and ...

Injuries on jobsites aren’t just a result of major accidents. Oftentimes, they’re a gradual problem caused by poor ergonomics. Common conditions like strains and sprains, tendonitis, carpal tunnel ...

Bates College is pleased to offer employees an ergonomics assessment program. Please contact EHS to schedule a review of your office workstation or your job task/other work area. We can often increase ...