The Research Institute and the
Ergonomics Society established the Liberty Mutual Best Paper Award to promote excellence in safety and health research. The annual Award recognizes the paper published in
Ergonomics that best contributes to the advancement of the practice of ergonomics. The editors of
Ergonomics in conjunction with the Ergonomics Society Honors Committee select the winning paper from those published in the journal over a given 12-month period. Any author who has published in Ergonomics is eligible to receive the award.