Prevention Weekly is a newsletter from Ergonomics Plus highlighting the week’s best information and resources we found on ergonomics and injury prevention.

This issue is brought to you by Prevention Pro — Online Tools and Training for Smarter MSD Prevention.

Featured Articles

1. Questioning the Key Pieces of Safety Strategy 
According to safety expert Terry Mathis, “More and more, organizations don’t need to add to their safety efforts, but rather need to strategically improve the quality and effectiveness of their existing efforts. A good way to examine your existing safety strategy is to ask yourself some basic questions.”

2. Workplace Ergonomics 101 — How to Lower Costs and Improve Productivity 
Ergonomics can be a powerful tool for your organization to lower costs and improve productivity. Take advantage of the ergonomics opportunity by learning more about how ergonomics can impact your organization.

3. Ergonomics Case Study: TMX Aerospace Raised Workstations 
Sometimes it helps to see something in action to understand it. See ergonomics in action with this helpful case study from TMX Aerospace.

4. Strategies for Preventing Manual Handling Injuries 
Manual handling injuries account for a large portion of total injuries — and they’re preventable. Learn a few basic prevention strategies in this article from OHS Online.

5. Introducing Prevention Pro: A New Resource for Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Prevention  
This week we announced a new platform for MSD Prevention tools and training called Prevention Pro. It’s designed to accelerate your skills and success as a safety leader, helping you make a bigger difference for your organization, your people, and your career.