Six demonstration projects spearheaded by NIOSH researchers have found examples of how ergonomically designed manual materials handling equipment could be used to reduce the physical burden of manual lifting in wholesale and retail jobs, agency officials said. Researchers updated participants in the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) on the demonstration projects during a liaison committee and partnership meeting June 29 in Washington. NIOSH's research on ergonomics comes as OSHA pushes ahead with a controversial planned rulemaking to add a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) column to in
December 30, 2025