OSHRC News

New article Effectiveness and usability of a trunk posture feedback system: An exploratory, longitudinal study for up to 10 days among vehicle assembly operators by Sunwook Kim, Sol Lim, and Maury Nussbaum was published in Applied Ergonomics. (June 2025)

New article Using musculoskeletal models to estimate the effects of exoskeletons on spine loads during dynamic lifting tasks: differences between OpenSim and the AnyBody modelling system by Sunwook Kim and Maury Nussbaum was published in Journal of Biomechanics. (June 2025)

New article A data-driven approach to classifying manual material handling tasks using markerless motion capture and recurrent neural network by Sunwook Kim and Maury Nussbaum was published in International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. (May 2025)

New article Passive back support exoskeletons do not effectively reduce physical demands during simulated floor tiling by Sunwook Kim and Maury Nussbaum was published in Applied Ergonomics. (May 2025)

New article Perspectives of Mining Personnel on Adopting Occupational Exoskeletons: Comparisons Between a Developed and a Developing Country by Sunwook Kim and Maury Nussbaum was published in Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration. (April 2025)

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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.