Over the past two decades, the labor markets of industrialized countries have undergone a
number of significant changes (see Brewster, Mayne, & Tregaskis, 1997; De Grip …

Public health surveillance is the ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and
dissemination of data on health-related events for use in public health action to reduce …

Occupational health surveillance data are key to effective intervention. However, the US
Bureau of Labor Statistics survey significantly underestimates the incidence of work-related …

Accurate reporting of work-related conditions is necessary to monitor workplace health and
safety, and to identify the interventions that are most needed. Reporting systems may be …

To determine if the contribution of slipperiness to occupational slip, trip and fall (STF)-related
injuries could be isolated from injury surveillance systems in the USA, the UK and Sweden …

Abstract Detecting Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has become essential for assuring
worker safety and regulatory compliance in numerous industries. This study presents a deep …

A survey of Certified Professional Ergonomists (CPEs) was conducted to gather information
on the types of basic tools, direct and observational measurement techniques, and software …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis of workers' compensation (WC) claims data for
nonspecific low back injuries (LBI) in a single jurisdiction. Objective. To examine whether …

Although information exists on the cost of workers' compensation low back pain (LBP), there
is limited information on the duration of lost work time as well as the association between …

Previously published epidemiologic studies of low back pain (LBP) have reported that the
prevalence of low back disability has increased dramatically. These studies based their …