Choosing the right hand tool for a job can protect workers from painful injuries and improve productivity at the same time.

Tasks such as carrying boxes or lifting crates lead to hundreds of thousands of injuries a year. Here are some steps you can take to assess the risks in your workplace and reduce this costly occupational hazard.

Keeping adequate written programs and records in these four basic areas will help you protect your company against potentially significant OSHA citations.

All the effective risk assessment and risk management strategies in the world will do your company little good without having workers on board when your ergonomics program hits the factory floor.

When a safety professional has completed the risk assessment phase and is ready to begin taking steps to create an ergonomics program, it's useful to think about the "triangle" of ergonomic risk factors, says Kent Hatcher, M.Sc., AEP, ACE, of Ann...

An Ohio worker with carpal tunnel syndrome can cost his or her employer an estimated $30,000, according to the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation. That's one reason the agency has begun offering free, online ergonomics classes.

Stability, clearance and support are keys to a healthy office workstation that promotes good posture in the real world.

In the second part of her series, ergonomics expert Cynthia Roth offers employers advice on what they can do to encourage good mental health and performance among older employees.

OSHA's proposed rule on hexavalent chromium promises a sharp drop in exposure limits.

Injuries and illnesses are falling to all-time lows, yet fatalities and workers' compensation costs keep going up. Many experts think under-recording is rampant. What can you do to assure your OSHA log is accurate?