Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety is an
award-winning research facility that has helped improve safety and disability outcomes for businesses and individuals for more than 60 years. Its mission is to conduct innovative scientific research to help reduce injuries and disability at home, at work, in the community and on the road.
How Can Our Research Help You?
Our research mission is focused on helping individuals and businesses better understand and address the causes of injuries and disability. Our studies generate scientific insights on injury and disability risk factors such as aging, falls, distracted driving, fatigue, opioid use and obesity.
Applying science to real-world safety concerns produces a more sophisticated insurance approach and superior services. At the same time, our research supports Liberty Mutual’s long-standing commitment to “helping people live safer and more secure lives.”
World-Class Research
Owned and operated by
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Only insurer-owned research facility of its kind
Dedicated
scientific staff with wide-ranging expertise
Ten state-of-the art
research laboratories
Findings published in peer-reviewed
scientific journals
Partnered with prominent
research organizations
Cross-Disciplinary Scientific Expertise
The Research Institute is comprised of four centers, which provide a multidisciplinary framework to enhance our research capability and impact, a Knowledge Translation Unit, which promotes broader application of findings through collaboration and communication. Our centers include:
Center for Injury Epidemiology – conducts original epidemiological research on risk factors for injury and studies the burden of injury.
Center for Physical Ergonomics – studies the causes and mechanisms of injuries with a focus on musculoskeletal disorders.
Center for Behavioral Sciences – researches the impact of behavioral, cognitive and organizational factors surrounding injuries and highway collisions.
Center for Disability Research – investigates disability and ways to achieve safe and sustained return-to-work outcomes for injured or disabled workers.
