An HSE specialist inspector in human and organisational factors has won the William Floyd Award for outstanding and innovative contributions to ergonomics and human factors..

A university lecturer is using psychological techniques to help rail infrastructure contractor VolkerRail reduce the risk of injury to its workers.


Workers who spend long periods at their desks using display screen equipment can now get help and advice to avoid poor posture and musculoskeletal problems from their smartphones.

A new air-traffic control centre designed to accommodate the diverse needs of a range of personnel carrying out highly complex tasks has won a prestigious ergonomics award.

Bombardier Transportation’s human factors team has been recognised for its attention to ergonomics in the design of a new rolling-stock train for the London Underground.

The parties behind a new independent research report say they have come up with a practical way for companies to measure the human factors 'health' of their safety regimes, potentially opening the way to significant advances in workplace safety, environmental stewardship and operational efficiency.

Recommendations on how the process-safety industry can measure human factors that affect safety performance are presented in a new independent report.

Effective health and safety leadership is about influence, not authority, according to a report from Cardinus Risk Management.

At its 60th anniversary conference on 22 April, the Ergonomics Society awarded its top honour, the President's Medal, to registered consultancy IOM in recognition of more than 35 years of work helping develop better personal protective equipment and ensuring that ergonomic challenges, such as user discomfort, are tackled.

A new international standard has been issued on assessing risk and managing work in cold environments.