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Ergonomics References

• http://www.healthypeople.gov
  Healthy People 2010 is the prevention agenda for the United States. It is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats. Healthy People is managed by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• http://www.ergoweb.com/
  A subscription service, with some of their information available for free as samples.  Largely deals with non-office work. A good place to start getting familiar with industrial ergonomics (i.e. heavy work).
• http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ergonomics/index.html
  OSHA (federal) publishes some ergonomics information. Mostly press releases. Watch this site for publication of their next take on a National Ergonomics Standard.
• Dragon Medical + Legal Transcription & Voice Recognition Software
  Dragon Naturally Speaking by Nuance - formerly ScanSoft, Medical & Legal Transcription and Voice Recognition software.
• http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/
  Cornell University’s Web site on ergonomic research and class work.
• http://www.tifaq.com/
  The Typing Injury FAQ. This is an educational site provided y the CTD Resource Network. The site provides a wide variety of information about repetitive strain injuries.
• http://eeshop.unl.edu/rsi.html
  Computer Related Repetitive Strain Injury site. Although this appears to be associated with the University of Nebraska, it is not an official publication of the school.
• http://www.bifma.com/index.html
  The official web site for the Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association.  As a business association, their view point is obviously slanted, but they do provide up to date information on ergonomic regulations.
• http://www.ergonomics.org.au/
  The official site for the Ergonomic Society of Australia.

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