Productivity and safety also benefit from ergonomic improvements. A well-designed workspace with stable, adjustable worktables leads to fewer dropped tools, smoother motion, and less physical stress.

Repetitive strain injuries can upset workflow and compromise exercise routines. Though such injuries are often characterized as nuisances, for many people they’re much more than a minor inconvenience.

Workplace accidents can look minor at first glance, but the body keeps the score. A slip on a wet floor, a fall from a ladder ...

During writing-intensive weeks such as midterm period, students often spend hours at their computers, fixed in their chairs, eyes steady at the screen, hands plucking at tiny key pads. Each motion, ...

Ergonomics programs may tend to focus on the spinal cord, muscles, tendons and ligaments of the back but painful sprains, strains and tears can happen anywhere in the body. Employers should take a ...

Trigger locks that allow operators to run equipment without maintaining a tight, fatiguing grip.