Truck drivers getting little sleep or suffering from sleep apnea show signs of impaired performance that can make them a hazard on the road, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking public comments on the possible benefits of a uniform system for the unique identification of medical devices.

Roughly one in five automated external defibrillators (AEDs) was affected by a recall or safety alert between 1996 and 2005, according to a study published in the Aug. 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Employees subjected to real or threatened violence at work run a major risk of becoming clinically depressed, according to research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Exercise, not ergonomics or other "conservative" methods such as physiotherapy, is the most effective strategy for treating work-related complaints of the upper body, according to studies performed in the Netherlands.

Obesity not only affects workers' physical health but also their financial health, according to a new study that found medical and pharmacy costs rose steadily for employees with above-normal body weight.

More than 2 million workers in Great Britain are exposed to either excessive noise or hand-arm vibration. The U.K. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a program with the intention of protecting workers from suffering permanent damage to...

A company in the United Arab Emirates has recognized the importance of ergonomics as an integral component of EHS policies and practices.

With summer in full swing, the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) is reminding its employers to take precautions to prevent heat stress among outdoor workers.

A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health suggests that there is a link between occupational exposures to pesticides to the development of Parkinson's disease.