Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls

Biomechanics researchers are using a special slip simulator to study ways to reduce worker injures associated with tripping and falling.

• Virginia Tech: Safety Regimen Decreases Injuries
• Thurmon E Lockhart, associate professor, Virginia Tech

Inside Science Buzzwords:

1. Inner Ear - Of the three sections of the ear, the inner ear is the portion that is involved with both hearing and balance.
2. Biomechanics - The study of the forces both inside and outside the body and the effects of these forces on the body.