Every Friday we pass on a few health and safety resources we enjoyed throughout the week in a “Best of the Week” post.
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Health & Safety Links
Workplace Workouts: Combating Employee Obesity
EHS Today
As the obesity epidemic continues to take a toll on our nation’s health, smart companies are recognizing that active, fit employees also are happy, productive employees …
Is Your Company Prepared for an Aging Workforce?
PreCare
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there will be a steady rise in the number of older employees in the workforce. In 2000, 13% of the workforce was comprised of employees over the age of 55. It is predicted that by 2025 this number will increase to 20% which equates to over 40 million employees. It is expected that between 2006 and 2016, the number of workers between the ages of 65 and 74 years old will grow by 83%, while workers between 16 and 24 years old will decline in that same period. With this surge in aging workers comes a new set of challenges …
Personal Responsibility for Safety
Safety Culture Excellence
An article in the newspaper reported how many toddlers were backed over in their own driveways by their own parents and relatives. The closing call to action was for the government to pass legislation making backup cameras mandatory on all vehicles. While the intention is probably sincere, the method is flawed. We have progressed farther in industrial safety than we have in off-the-job safety and should take the lessons we have learned and apply them to problems such as these …
Infographic: How to Prevent MSDs
From the Ergonomics Plus blog
From the Ergonomics Plus blog this week:
