Survey of poultry workers shows high rate of injuries
...ing employers, requiring producers to implement an ergonomics program such as described in OHSA's 2004 guidelines. The report also recommends that advocacy groups and community agencies should work with poultry processing plants to improve workers' safety and health. "These policy changes and research will hel...Forearm supports reduce upper body pain linked to computer use
...lead author David Rempel, MD, MPH, director of the ergonomics program at San Francisco General Hospital and prof...ncisco. Study findings also show arm boards and ergonomics training provide the most protective effect, with a statistically significant reduction in both neck...Childhood lead exposure linked to increased injuries as teens
...r of the study and a graduate of UC's occupational ergonomics and safety program. "Using each individual's historical blood lead levels we found that those who reported having an injury had higher historical blood lead levels than those who didn't report an injury. Also, teenagers who reported that loss of bala...