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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Study: Culture of Health Creates a Competitive Advantage
EHS Works 

Companies that build a culture of health by focusing on worker safety and well-being may yield greater value for their investors. That’s the key finding of a study published in the September 2013 issue of theJournal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM), official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) …

Transforming EHS Performance Management Through Leading Indicators
EHS Today 

Lagging indicators, such as injury rates and fatalities, measure what already has happened. Ideally, EHS professionals would like to prevent these incidents from occurring. Many are turning to leading indicators – such as employee participation in safety, executive compensation that’s tied to safety performance, safety perception surveys, safety training and corrective action measurements – to try to create a relationship between them and the ability to predict and prevent injuries and fatalities …

The Impact of Obesity on Productivity
Kelby Ergo Design 

The CDC’s statistics regarding obesity in America is sobering when one considers the impact on our healthcare system and for employers who need to provide jobs that accommodate the physical characteristics that occur with obesity. According to the CDC, the percentage of Americans adults over age 20 who are obese is 35.9%. The percentage essentially doubles if those overweight are added to those who are obesity at 69.2%! …

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How to Prevent MSDs and Maximize Human Performance with Early Intervention from Ergonomics Plus

From the Ergonomics Plus blog

From the Ergonomics Plus blog this week:

• The Biggest MSD Prevention Mistake You Can Make