Ergonomics Today™

WA and MN Rethink Ergonomics Regulations; OSHA Signs Another Alliance

February 21, 2003
Washington and Minnesota legislators take another look at regulations as OSHA inks more alliances regarding ergonomics.

Playing Winter Safe -- Tips For Cold Work and Snow Shoveling

February 19, 2003
How metabolics factors into cold weather work including shoveling snow.

Washington Governor Offers Cash to Stop Ergonomics Repeal

February 17, 2003
Governor Locke offers grants as well as other measures to help ease compliance and delay a vote to repeal the state's ergonomics rule.

Backpacks May Not Be Source of Pain For Kids

February 14, 2003
Studies presented at the AAOS meeting may indicate that backpacks aren’t the cause of childhood back pain after all.

Ergoweb CEO to Facilitate Ergonomics Intranet Workshop

February 11, 2003
Dr. Budnick to facilitate ergonomics intranet workshop at Applied Ergonomics Conference.

California to Review Ergonomics Regulations

February 10, 2003
A public meeting has been scheduled for February 20, 2003 to discuss proposed changes to California State's ergonomics rules.

Office Design Has Greater Impact On Women

February 10, 2003
Japanese study shows women have more health complaints due to lack of ergonomic design.

Forget the Map, Ask the Car

February 7, 2003
Travelers searching for the world’s largest ball of twine can now just ask their car.

Activity, Not Genetics, Influences Back Pain

February 5, 2003
Danish study concludes that long periods of back pain are more dependent upon physical activity than on genetics.

Price of Being Head Honcho -- Stress

February 3, 2003
Report claims CEOs and cab drivers have two of the most stressful jobs.

No Time for Sleep? Researchers Want to Make That Okay

January 31, 2003
Researchers looking at ways to keep subjects awake and alert for days at a time.

Registration Continues for Applied Ergonomics Conference and Ergo Cup Competition

January 29, 2003
Registration continues for 6th Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference and 2003 Ergo Cup competition.

Connecticut Introduces Workplace Ergonomics Bill

January 28, 2003
Connecticut introduces H.B. No. 6211, "An Act Concerning the Establishment of Written Ergonomics Policies for the Workplace."

Committee Chair Claims Bush Appointments Biased

January 27, 2003
Rejection of workplace-ergonomics proponent to impartial committee causes stir.

NACE Holds First Meeting On Ergonomics

January 24, 2003
National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics meets with Henshaw in Washington.

Wrestling With A Bag of Chips

January 23, 2003
Recent study looks at the strength required to open a bag of chips and the dip that goes with it.

Link Reported Between Smoking and MSDs

January 20, 2003
Study suggests smokers are more likely to report pain associated with MSDs.

Bibles Out, Ergo Chairs In With Business Travelers

January 17, 2003
A recent study in the UK implies that business travelers want amenities that help them work when on the road.

Yellowstone and OSHA Discuss Ergonomics Partnership

January 15, 2003
Officials of both organizations met to discuss possibility of extending partnership to include park ergonomics

OSHA Postpones MSD Definition, Creates Alliance, and Announces Meeting Date for NACE

January 13, 2003
MSD definition postponed again by OSHA. Alliance created between OSHA and Dow Chemical, and NACE meeting date announced