Every week, we scour the internet for the best new OHS articles and resources (so you don’t have to), and share what we find in a “Best of the Week” post.

Ergonomics Articles

1. Ergonomics for the Health Promotion and Wellness Professional 
View this PowerPoint slidedeck created by Andrew Wood to learn about MSD risk factors, methods for reducing MSD risk and how to create an ergonomic and wellness culture.

2. The Top 10 Safety Rule Violations 
According to the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, this information can help strengthen your workplace safety program and prevent costly injuries and illnesses. These resource pages provide links to safety & health publications, videos, presentations, data, sample programs, and other resources.

3. Safety, Health and Environmental Body of Knowledge  
Available to ASSE members, the Body of Knowledge is one of the world’s leading collections of high-caliber vetted knowledge for the SH&E profession, which gives you access to information that can help you do your job better and identify best practices to better protect people, property, and the environment.

4. Keep the Emotion in Safety 
So often in life we’re told to keep our emotions in check. And, a lot of times, in order to act rationally, to make smart choices, we do need to act with logic, not emotion. But when it comes to safety, a healthy dose of emotion can go a long way. Because what is safety, really, other than concern for other people? Safety is personal.

5. 25 Signs You Have an Awesome Safety Culture 
By definition, safety culture is difficult to measure. How do you measure values, attitudes and beliefs? In this post are 25 ways to tell whether or not you have an awesome safety culture. If you can answer yes to most of these, you’re doing great. Keep it up! If not, you have some work to do. Don’t be discouraged, culture change takes time and perseverance.