Things go wrong at work every day. Most workers dismiss minor incidents and try to move on with their days. They don't tell their manager about what happened and just continue working until the physical effects of the injury disappear. Although that may be the fastest...
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Do some workers have a more significant back injury risk than others?
According to data published by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), an estimated one million workers suffer back injuries on the job each year. Back issues account for 20% of all illnesses or injuries workers suffer annually. Individuals...
The importance of physics in loading trucks
What does the physicist Sir Isaac Newton have to do with preventing trucking accidents? Quite a lot, it turns out. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) sets rules on trucks and how they carry their load. They used Newton’s second law of motion to...