Trends in human factors research.
As just described, NIOSH's ongoing and new activities offer varied approaches and opportunities for gaining insights into human factor and ergonomic aspects of workplace hazards and their control. They represent a blend of surveillance work (re, the prevalence survey of chronic trauma risk), in-depth studies of known workplace problems emphasizing undue physical and psychological job demands and their consequences (re, stress from machine-paced work and musculoskeletal problems from repeated lifting), first evaluations of the consequences of new technology (re, use of video display terminals), and finally problem-solving efforts (re, the evaluation and field testing of the work practice guide for reducing lifting hazards and control technology assessment). Taken together, these efforts signal an important new commitment by NIOSH in making workplaces safe for our working men and women.
D001610:Beta Particles / Q000009:adverse effects; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D012106:Research; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014481:United States; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control