Occupational Safety & Health Research Center
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Welcome to OSHRC
The Occupational Safety and Health Research Center (OSHRC) is devoted to discovering and disseminating innovative ways to separate humans from hazards in the occupational environment, through research and training, and focusing on applications that reduce fatalities, injuries, illnesses, and accidents.
New article Changes in forklift driving performance and postures among novices resulting from training using a high-fidelity virtual reality simulator: An exploratory study by Sunwook Kim, Maury Nussbaum, and Sol Lim was published in International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. (September 2024)
New article Understanding contributing factors to exoskeleton use-intention in construction: A decision tree approach using results from an online survey by Sunwook Kim and Maury Nussbaum was published in Ergonomics. (September 2024)
New article Shoulder kinematics during cyclic overhead work are affected by a passive arm support exoskeleton by Sunwook Kim and Maury Nussbaum was published in Applied Ergonomics. (July 2024)
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OSHRC Director Maury Nussbaum and his Ph.D students Ahmad Raza Usmani, Wally Morris, and Aanu Ojelade, were featured on their exoskeleton effectiveness research with construction workers in Virginia Tech Video (October 2023).
OSHRC Research Areas
OSHRC members are involved in a broad range of Research Areas that are within diverse disciplines and/or address one or more occupational sectors. Many projects have Research-to-Practice (R2P) components.
Sectors
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing, Construction, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Mining, Cross Sector
Disciplines
Industrial Hygiene, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Safety, Slips/Trips/Falls, Work Organization