Every Friday we pass on a few articles, pictures, videos, infographics, etc. we enjoyed throughout the week in a “Best of the Week” post.

Safety video – Top 10 Commandments of Workplace Safety

Average cost of health care services on the rise
MarketWatch

The average cost of health care services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare appears to be on the rise, according to a report from S&P Indices…

Finding Safety Through Story
EHS Today

Why sharing a story is so much more influential than simply stating the facts. Compiling and editing the accounts found in this issue’s special 9/11 section was, at times, a trying experience. I could feel the pain, shock and fear radiating from each story, and through these accounts I relived, again and again, the horror I felt on that day…

More Exercise Results in Healthier Eating
UPI

BOSTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) — People who exercise also start to eat better and as a result their brain may change, U.S. researchers suggest. Miguel Alonso, a researcher at Harvard University in Boston, said data from epidemiological studies suggest tendencies toward a healthy diet and the right amount of physical exercise often come hand in hand, and an increase in physical activity is usually linked to a parallel improvement in diet quality…

Survey Shows Employees Want Employers to Do More to Help Them Improve Their Health
HealthMiles

A recent survey from Aon Hewitt, along with the National Business Group on Health and The Futures Company, revealed that employees want their employers to do more to help them improve their health…

From the Ergonomics Plus blog this week: Preventing Rotator Cuff and Shoulder Injuries