The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the information March 30 in its report on the characteristics of lost-worktime injuries and illnesses for the year. Not only are repetitive motion ...

A new discovery paves the way for early detection of repetitive injuries like carpal tunnel and tendonitis -- a $20 billion annual problem -- before the damage leads to disability and lost work days.

One of the U.S.’s most productive pork processing plants is being forced to restructure part of its workspace to prevent the repetitive motion injuries that plague meatpacking workers. Expand your ...

Since 1958, workers at the Maker's Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky, have sealed bottles of their famous bourbon by hand-dipping them into wax. And according to a company spokesman, not one ...

The new workplace injury and illness data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) had some welcome news about the declining number of work-related repetitive motion injuries. "I am pleased to ...

WASHINGTON — In 1990, a Republican Labor secretary put ergonomics on the map by launching a drive for federal rules that would enlist employers in the quest to prevent what she called “one of the ...

The Xtensor exercises hands to relieve repetitive motion stress A Melville, N.Y., company has developed an award-winning device that is designed to counteract the effects of repetitive motion injuries ...

Researchers at Oregon State University recently published a study showing that the use of a metal bar placed at a certain height on a commercial fishing vessel can significantly reduce repetitive ...

The University of Cincinnati is working with Ohio’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation to use digital-twin technology to make workplaces safer. UC College of Engineering and Applied Science professors ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Grocery store owners fear a law meant to make businesses safer could put some stores out of business. House Bill 1837 would enable the Department of Labor and Industries to require ...

BOSTON — The U.S. Senate late Tuesday voted down ergonomic workplace rules imposed by former President Clinton during his final weeks in office. Senators voted 56 to 44 to rescind the Occupational ...