ITHACA, N.Y. -- A collaborative project between Alan Hedge, a Cornell University professor, and New Jersey health and safety researchers Mary Rudakewych and Lisa Valent-Weitz has found that workers ...

SAN DIEGO, March 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Flexible Assembly Systems today announced that musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), often caused by poor ergonomics, are a significant problem in manufacturing, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgeons should not forget to take care of themselves. New technology may mitigate ergonomic problems. Whether ...

For anyone who has to work at a computer monitor most of the time, the symptoms of discomfort are all too familiar. By the afternoon, the reading material begins to blur, eyes burn and neck and ...

As an executive, you probably spend a lot more time thinking about economics than ergonomics. But ergonomics, the applied science of maximizing productivity by reducing employee fatigue and discomfort ...

Employees in industrial settings are usually familiar with obvious hazards, like chemicals or machinery, but may forget the ergonomic dangers associated with the physical demands of their jobs. These ...

The American Furniture Manufacturers Assn. has unveiled a voluntary ergonomics guideline that could help the industry reduce repetitive motion injuries at the same time it lowers workers’ compensation ...

Professor Alan Hedge sits at an ergonomically correct workstation: he is slightly reclined, head and neck are straight, elbows are at or greater than 90 degrees, wrists are flat (not bent up or down) ...