Ergonomics

Do You Want to Empower Workers to Prevent Injury? Teach Them that Exercise Is Medicine

This National Comp session discussed how employers can best equip their workers to lessen the frequency of neck and back injuries.

National Ergo Conference 2022 Kicks Off in Las Vegas: Here’s What’s in Store

Wearable Tech’s Real-Time Ergonomic Data Is a Workers’ Comp Game Changer

Relieving Aches, Running Marathons: How This Teddy Award-Winner Improved Resilience with Athletic Training

Opinion | Do We Really Need Email? Did We Ever?

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How One CEO Is Protecting Industrial Athletes with Ergonomics

After losing his father to a work-related accident, Sean Petterson made it his mission to protect other manual laborers through ergonomics and wearable technology. 

How Poor Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Lead to Opioid Deaths

Data has linked MSDs to opioid overdoses. But there may be hope yet: implementing proper ergonomic practices.

5 Return-to-Work Strategies for the Best Path Back to Productivity

Erica Fichter of Broadspire, a Crawford Company, details some of the top strategies used to get injured workers back to work and productivity.

The Ergonomic Evaluator

Joseph J. Mazza has cut repetitive motion workers’ comp claims in half by training in ergonomics.

Obesity a Missing Factor in Ergonomics

A Texas A&M study concludes that effective ergonomic guidelines must take BMI into account.

Time to Prioritize Proactive Ergonomics

Ergonomics safety programs reduce injuries and help organizations reach operational goals.