The 22nd Expoprotection trade show in Paris includes the "Ergonomics Village" with 70 exhibitors. About 24,000 attendees are expected at the show.
Electronic tools helping small businesses evaluate workplace safety and health management programs was among the topics presented at a recent OSHA forum titled "Challenges Small Businesses Face in Complying with Regulations."
The construction company's activities at sites around the world continue through Sunday and remind the workers that active planning should precede every task.
The academy's recommendations include both operative and non-operative treatment options as well as alternative techniques.
The agency's director, Dr. Julie Gerberding, told four offices to take the lead, and the efforts are working, CDC said in an article posted Oct. 29. October was National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2008.
The Ergonomics Society has profiled the design work done by CCD Design & Ergonomics Ltd of London, a society Registered Consultancy, to give workers in the control room natural light and good viewing angles and reach distances.
The recommendations focus on diagnostic and other testing and treatments for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), neuropathic pain, trigger points/myofascial pain, chronic persistent pain, fibromyalgia, and chronic low back pain, among other conditions.
At 25 deaths on average per 100,000 workers in 2003-2006, this industry is on par with high-risk industries such as agriculture and mining. About a third of those who died of injuries in landscaping were self-employed.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging parents and caregivers to closely inspect the hardware and stability of their cribs to ensure all parts are in place and secure. The warning by CPSC comes after the agency's Early Warning System has identified concerns with the durability of cribs, especially those with drop sides that can disengage and lead to dangers of entrapment and strangulation.
The roughest rides occurred with small utility tractor mowers and a skid-steer loader. Appropriate tires and better seats are among the authors' recommendations.
This event at the Sheraton Station Square in Pittsburgh, Pa., looks at prevention of major injury categories, such as construction falls and health workers' needlesticks, and Hispanic worker injuries.
The Sturgis Converting & Distribution Center, considered a high-hazard site, achieved a 0.0 total case incidence rate in 2005 and 2007, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration said.
When it comes to reducing ergonomic injuries -- soft-tissue injuries and others that are extremely prevalent and costly for many companies -- developing the right culture is especially important. Ergonomic problems are typically cumulative in nature. One-shot interventions or would-be quick fixes usually fall flat when applied to Ergo injuries that reflect daily choices and actions, wearing down and debilitating workers over time.
As part of the partnership, ADA representatives will continue to provide expertise in updating the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention and the Dentistry Safety and Health Topics pages.
NIOSH's former director is one of three experts, along with Newsweek correspondent Howard Fineman, speaking at the Nov. 10-11 event in Arlington, Va.
After this month's issue, the newsletter will have a new name and twice as many pages per issue.
Ergonomists use the NIOSH equation and other sophisticated tools to analyze tasks and stressors, but the committees use injury reports and workers' complaints instead.
The 25th Europe Chapter anniversary meeting takes place next month in Soesterberg, The Netherlands, where it all began.
The four Wisconsin OSHA offices are offering a one-day training conference scheduled for September 9 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., to advise professional caregivers on how to avoid ergonomic injuries, falls, and work-related illnesses.
All working Australians should concentrate on and be involved in safety at their workplaces Oct. 19-25, the Australian Safety and Compensation Council says.