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Even for someone who is ambivalent about the adoption of an
ergonomics standard, calling ergonomics "flawed science" is fightin’
words!
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In a roundtable presentation at AIHce 2010 in Denver, several
EHS professionals outlined their challenges, successes, best practices
and lessons learned in establishing and sustaining ergonomics management
systems.
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In the May 24 Jeffrey S. Lee Lecture at the American
Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) in Denver, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Director John
Howard addressed the changing patterns in employment brought on by an
aging work force and how those changes might challenge occupational
health and safety.
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The common practice of successive 12-hour shifts for U.S.
hospital nurses leaves many with serious sleep deprivation, a higher
risk of health problems and more odds of making patient errors,
according to a University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)
study.
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Even a 2 percent dehydration level caused by heat stress can
dramatically reduce a worker's reaction times and ability to
focus.
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