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Health and Safety Links
Safety 2012: Ergonomics Strategies for Managing Obesity in the Workplace
EHS Today
When Marilyn Monroe wore a size 16 in the 1950s, she had a 23-inch waist. Now, a size 16 equals a 36-inch waist. The average offensive linebacker in the 1950s weighed 234 pounds compared to the offensive linemen today who tip the scales at an average of 310 pounds. These are only two examples of how our bodies are changing – and those changes have ergonomic implications in the workplace …
No Pain, More Gain With Early Ergonomics Intervention
Canadian Occupational Safety
Ergonomists everywhere are sending the same message to employers: Call us sooner than later. It’ll cost you a lot less. Honest! Yet time and time again they’re called too late, when someone has been injured and the employer fears being in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act …
Safety 2012: Comparing OSHA’s I2P2 and ANSI Z10
EHS Today
C. Gary Lopez, CSP, didn’t mince any words when he offered his opinion on OSHA’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2) at the ASSE Safety 2012 conference in Denver: “It’s going nowhere fast,” he said. But if the standard does come to fruition, Lopez suggests that it would be similar to the voluntary consensus standard ANSI Z10 …
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From the Ergonomics Plus blog
From the Ergonomics Plus blog this week: What is poor worker safety and health costing you?
