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Health and Safety Links

Choosing America’s Safest Companies
EHS Today

“Our culture of safety innovation and continual improvement has fostered countless, positive safety changes with profound impact on our safety performance.” That quote comes from one of our 2012 America’s Safest Companies (ASC) winners …

Tackling Workplace Fitness at Lunchtime
NIFS Fitness

Do you find it difficult to make exercise part of your daily routine? You may be surprised at just how easy it is to squeeze in bouts of activity. Lunchtime is one such opportunity …

Study: Night Shift Impacts on Productivity and Health
ErgoWeb

In a review of over 189 literature references, a recent University of Surrey (UK) study concludes that night and extended shift workers acquire less sleep which interferes with work productivity and promotes select health problems including …

From the Ergonomics Plus blog

From the Ergonomics Plus blog this week: Free Handout: Office Ergonomics Checklist