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

Patient Handling Ergonomics Investments Produce Healthy Returns
ErgoWeb

A well formulated and executed ergonomics program is once again shown to be a significant contributor to the organizational bottom line. The latest evidence comes from research conducted by University of Wisconsin based researchers Garg and Kapellusch who tracked key business metrics at seven health care facilities with ergonomics programs …

Flu in the Workplace: Why Should You Care?  
EHS Today

The flu not only costs employees money, but employers should be aware of what the flu means to business. The more employees there are in a work area, the greater the chance they will come in contact with the virus through the air or shared surfaces …

Where Are You on the Steps to a Healthy Life
Global Corporate Challenge 

The Foundation for Chronic Disease Prevention has just released some compelling research on the comparative health effects, both physical and mental, of taking less than 5,000 steps a day and taking more than 10,000 steps a day …

From the Ergonomics Plus blog

From the Ergonomics Plus blog this week: A Step by Step Guide to the REBA Assessment Tool