More work is needed on understanding and addressing a lack of sleep in rail workers, a new study has argued. Researchers looked at the difference between when staff were on day shifts and when they were working at night.
New research has identified more than 40 ergonomic practices that could help to pro-tect workers in grocery distribution centres from suffering painful injuries linked to their jobs.
This paper aims to present a roadmap for improving fatigue risk management in health and social care to improve patient safety and individual health workers' health and wellbeing.
‘Decision fatigue’ has been blamed for depleting our power to make effective choices but could its impact on the way we think have previously been over estimated?
New research explores how the body adapts to work-induced fatigue during lifting tasks, emphasising the importance of ergonomics in designing procedures
Our latest white paper explores the challenge of tackling fatigue in healthcare and sets out a practical plan to address the problem and improve the wellbeing of both staff and patients.
Could a balloon-equipped robot vest allow stroke patients and people living with motor neurone disease to regain mobility and reduce fatigue from everyday tasks?
Working from home has plenty of benefits but it can be easy to forget to take a break. New research reveals the mental and physical problems than can happen when you don’t remember to rest.
Feeling tired and stressed can have an impact on train drivers’ performance but new research shows that age and experience can help protect against some of these negative effects.
The pandemic highlighted the importance of proper PPE for keeping healthcare workers safe, however new research examines the physical effects of wearing the equipment while facing a heavy workload.
New research has explored how to preserve an ancient art form used to create textiles in India while also keeping the artisans who create the work safe from injury.
Workplaces are often designed with productivity as a priority, but what about workers’ mental health? A new study reveals the most important factors to think about to improve employee wellbeing.
Apple’s Vision Pro VR headset has started new conversations on how we interact with the virtual world, so how can human factors improve our experience in the metaverse?
With many devices now offering the chance for users to switch to dark mode, what are the benefits of this reversed display and does it actually make it easier or harder for people to read text on their smartphones and tablets?
This week marks World Patient Safety Day, the annual campaign to reduce harm in healthcare, and human factors is already making an important difference in delivering better outcomes for patients.
