Ergonomic Links
The following sites provide important information about working environments and ergonomics. They can help you understand more about workplace environments and research into solutions for discomfort and injury. {Please note, these site links will open a new window external to the Workrite website.)
- Associations - North America
- Associations - Overseas
- Conferences
- Discussion Lists, Blogs, E-newsletters
- Government Sites - National
- Government Sites - Regional
- Guidelines and Program Recommendations
- MSDs (CTS, RSI, etc)
- Publications
- Research
- Universities - Research & Graduate Programs
- Worker Accomodation
- Workers' Compensation
Associations - North America
- Puget Sound Chapter- HFES
- Western Occupational and Environmental Medical Association
- The Usability Professionals' Association (UPS)
- Society for Work Science of the IIE
- Sociedad De Ergonomistas De M
- Office Ergonomics Research Committee (OERC)
- Occupational Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Society
- Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)
- National Safety Council (NSC)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
- National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP)
- International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
- Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
- Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists (CCHEST)
- Canadian Ergonomics Association
- Campus Safety Health and Environmental Mgmt Association
- California Physical Therapy Association Online
- Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association (BIFMA)
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals
- Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE)
- Association of Repetitive Motion Syndromes (ARMS)
- Association of Occupational of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)
- Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHPH)
- American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
- American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT)
- American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)
- American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association
- American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI)
- American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
- American Occupational Therapy Foundation
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- American Institute of Architects
- American Hospital Association
- American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
- American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- American Board of Preventive Medicine
- American Academy of Physician Assistants in Occupational Medicine
- American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
- AFSCME Occupational Health and Safety Resources
- American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
- American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME)
- American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)
Associations - Overseas
- Eurogip - understanding occupational risks in Europe
- TUV of North America - Office Equipment-Ergonomics
- The International Ergonomics Association (IEA)
- Society of Occupational Medicine Home
- Singapore Institution of Safety Officers
- RSI Association (UK)
- Nordic Ergonomics Network Hovedsiden
- New Zealand Ergonomics Society (NZES)
- International Society for Environmental Ergonomics - Studies the interaction between the user and his or her physical environment
- National Institute for Working Life
- International Ergonomics Association
- Irish Ergonomic Society
- International Society of Biomechanics
- International Society for Occupational Ergonomics & Safety
- International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre
- International Institution of Occupational Safety and Health website
- International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH)
- International Occupational Hygiene Association
- International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety
- Industrial Accident Prevention Association (Ontario, CA)
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA)
- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
- Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES)
- EuroSafe - European Association for Injury Prevention and safety Promotion
- European Occupational Health and Safety (private site)
- European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
- EUROCONTROL - Human Factors, Manpower & Training of the European Air Traffic Management Programme
- EU Health & Safety Organization - European Trade Union Institute
- Ergonomics Society of the UK
- Ergonomics Society of South Africa (ESSA)
- Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists
Conferences
- International Conference on Ergonomics - 2007
- Calendar of Occupational Health Events (maintained by Occupational Health and Safety magazine)
- WorkLife 2007 - Protecting and Promoting Worker Health, organized by NIOSH
- WorkLife 2007 - Protecting and Promoting Worker Health, organized by NIOSH
- Work with Computing Systems
- The National Ergonomics Conference and Exposition
- PREMUS - Sixth International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
- International Ergonomics Association events
- International Conference on Computer-Aided Ergonomics,
- IFMA World Workplace
- Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) International Conference
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Conference
- Human Computer International Conference
- Ergonoma - European Tradeshow on Work Ergonomics and Wellness Solutions
- Eastern Ergonomic Conference and Expo
- Applied Ergonomics - Institute of Industrial Engineers
- American Society of Safety Engineers Annual Conference
Discussion Lists, Blogs, E-newsletters
- aus-ergo (formerly Ergonoz)
- Ergoweb - The Trusted Source for Ergonomics
- Workers Comp Executive - Ebulletin of news stories
- Canada Health & Safety Discussion List - maintained by CCOHS
- EurOhs (European Occupational Health and Safety) email newsletter
- Ergonomics In The News - Workplace Ergonomics, Occupational Ergonomics, Office Ergonomics, Safety, and Biometrics from Usernomics
- AIHA Industrial Hygiene Group (requires Yahoo account)
- Discussion of medical center occupational and employee health issues
- Greener Buildings (signup for monthly email newsletter on home page)
- Occ-Env-Med-List hosted by Duke University
- Ergoblog
- Health and Safety Report - monthly email newsletter from Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
- RSI UK Discussion List
- InformeDesign - email updates on new research
- Washington State Dept of Labor - Ergonomics Information updates
- Occupational and environmental medicine and occupational health (UK)
- RSI Relief Blog
- Ergonomic Times
- Occupational Health & Safety - weekly email
- List of 200+ Health & Safety Discussion lists, maintained by CCOHS
Government Sites - National
- Workplace Health and Safety Strategy for New Zealand
- Oregon OSHA - Ergonomics site
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration - OSHA HOME PAGE
- NIOSH The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- National Occupational Health and Safety of Canada
- National Institute of Occupational Health - Denmark
- Health and Safety Executive Ergonomics Information - UK Health and Safety Commission.
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders - NIOSH Topic Page
- Canada's National Centre for Occupational Health and Safety information (CCOHS)
- Australian Safety and Compensation Council (OSHA equivalent)
- UK Defense Department Human Factors Integration
Government Sites - Regional
- WORKSAFE! A California Coalition for Worker Occupational Safety & Health Protection
- WorkSafe BC - Ergonomics Guides and Information from British Columbia Occupational Safety and Health
- Washington State Dept of Labor - Ergonomics plan and information
- State Occupational Safety and Health Plans
- Ontario Ministry of Labour - Occupational Health and Safety
- Ontario Canada Workplace Safety Board - Ergonomics
- Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation - includes best practices guidelines
- North Carolina - Occupational Health & Safety Division of the Department of Labor
- Minnesota OSHA Workplace Safety Consultation Best Practices
- Institute for Work & Health (IWH), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)
Guidelines and Program Recommendations
- Prevention Practices Database - Ergonomics. Compiled by Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
- Seattle RSI Support Team
- WA State - Ergonomics Ideas Bank -- 16110
- OSHA Ergonomic Solutions Computer Workstations eTool - Index for Computer Workstations
- Office Ergonomics
- NYCOSH Ergonomics, repetitive strain injuries links and news
- Lawrence Livermore Lab - Office Ergonomics
- Hewlett Packard - Ergonomic workstation guidelines
- European Standards pertaining to Worker Safety & Health
- DoD Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group - Standardization
- CDC - Computer Workstation Ergonomics
- AFSME - Keys to Health Computing - Table of Contents
- Ergonomics In Healthcare - Arnot Ogden Medical Center
MSDs (CTS, RSI, etc)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fact Sheet National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome NY Org for Access to Health
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - WebMD
- RSI Support Group in Massachusetts
- Carpal Tunnel Information from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- The RSI Network
- MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorials Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome information from About.com
- RSI Support Groups in the US
- BackSafe - Injury Prevention Program
- Typing Injury FAQ
- Los Angeles RSI Support Group
- OOS Injuries Occupational Overuse Syndrome, RSI, New Zealand
- Carpal Tunnel Information from the Indiana Hand Center
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome site with many links
- Harvard RSI Action -- Resources
- Clinical guideline on diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Carpal tunnel syndrome - MayoClinic.com
- Seattle RSI Support Team
- Computer Related Repetitive Strain Injury
- Sorehand - Mailing list for individuals with RSIs
- CTS Place The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Home Page
Publications
- Institute for Work & Health quarterly newsletter
- Barents Newsletter - online quarterly newsletter published by Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
- Occupational Hazards - RSS newsfeeds
- Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation
- Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation
- Work & Stress
- Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science
- The Spine Journal
- The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
- The Ergonomics Report - Online news summaries
- SPINE
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
- Safety + Health
- Occupational Health & Safety - online edition
- Occupational Ergonomics
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Meta Listing of all Journals available on the internet
- Journal of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society of Australia
- Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene - Journal of the AIHA
- Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
- Journal of Biomechanics
- International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
- International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
- Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing
- Ergonomics Journal - abstracts avail for all issues
- CTD News online
- Clinical Biomechanics
- Asian Journal of Ergonomics
- Applied Ergonomics - Article index
- Annals of Occupational Hygiene
- American Journal of Occupational Therapy
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Research
- VisionSite - Monitors, font size & screen resolution
- IRSST - Institut Robert-Sauv
- European Agency for Safety and Health at Work -Summary of Funded MSD Research Projects
- Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Research Today
- The CAESAR Project
- Occupational Health & Safety Links
- NIOSHTIC-2 a searchable bibligraphic database on occupational safety and health
- National Institute of Standards and Technology - Information Access Division
- Medline - Research directory by National Institute of Health
- Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety
- InformeDesign - a research and communication tool for designers, created by University of Minnesota
- Human Performance Center, Seamless Product Information, Data Exchange and Repository
- FAA Human Factors Research and Engineering Group
- ERGONOMICS INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTRE
- Ergonomics Additional Resources
- Computerized Anthropometric Research & Design Laboratory
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Anthropometric Data Sets from US DOD Human Systems Integration Information Analysis Center
- Anthropometric Data Set
- 3D Static Strength Prediction Program from UofM
Universities - Research & Graduate Programs
- Yale University - Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Wright State University - Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors engineering program
- Visual Ergonomics Research Group - Loughborough University UK
- Virginia Tech - Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics Center (HFEEC)
- Uppsala University - Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
- University of Windsor - Masters of Human Kinetics Program
- University of Waterloo (Ontario) - Kinesiology
- University of Washington - Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics and Safety
- University of Surrey - Robens Center for Health Ergonomics
- University of Michigan Center for Ergonomics
- University of Massachusetts Lowell - Department of Work Environment
- University of Iowa - Industrial Engineering
- University of Hull - Organizational Psychology
- University of Cincinnati - Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- University of California - Berkeley / University of California - San Francisco
- University of Aberdeen (Scotland) - Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine
- University College London Interaction Centre - Human-Computer Interaction
- Twente University - Cognitive Psychology and Ergonomics Netherlands
- The Ergonomics Center Of North Carolina
- Texas A&M - Industrial and Systems Engineering
- State University of New York at Buffalo - Industrial Engineering
- San Jose State University Human Factors and Ergonomics Master's Degree Program
- Penn State - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department
- Ohio State University - Biodynamics Laboratory
- NC Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center
- Lule
- Industrial Engineering - Louisiana State University
- Human Interface Technology Lab (HITLab) - University of Washington
- Human Factors and Ergonomics at Miami University
- Harvard University - Program in Ergonomics and Safety
- Georgia Institute of Technology - School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Ergonomics and Safety Research Institute - University of Loughborough
- Directory of US Ergonomics Programs
- Cornell University
- Center for Industrial Ergonomics, University of Louisville (Kentucky)
Worker Accomodation
Workers' Compensation
- Oregon Workers' Compensation Trends
- Carpal tunnel syndrome - Guideline by Work Loss Data Institute
- State Workers Compensation Boards - links to all 50 states
- International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions
- California Workers' Comp Executives Info site
- California Workers' Comp Executives Info sites
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