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

Featured Articles

1. Five Tips for Using a Laptop Computer
A basic ergonomic requirement for a computer is that the keyboard and screen are separate. Every single laptop violates this basic requirement. This is why you need to be especially careful about how you use your laptop. This articles contains five tips.

2. Global Trends in OHS 
ASSE’s global advocacy continues to expand as it fosters and sustains OHS communities throughout the world. This month’s message from ASSE’s President highlights five global trends that are affecting the OHS profession now and likely into the future.

3. Focus on Well-Being Improves Worker Health While Reducing Costs 
One company’s program to improve employee well-being led to improvements in worker health and productivity while decreasing health care costs, according to a case study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

4. Seven Ways to Prevent Seasonal Flu in the Workplace 
“Don’t let the hustle and bustle of the holiday season drag you down – or worse – give you the flu. This week, in observance of National Influenza Vaccination Week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds all employers and workers of the importance of maintaining a healthy, influenza-free workplace this season and throughout the New Year.”

5. Introducing the Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Risk Spectrum 
The more risk factors a worker is exposed to, the more likely they are going to develop a musculoskeletal imbalance that results in an MSD. Think about it. As a worker is introduced to more MSD risk factors, the quicker their body gets fatigued and the less likely they are able to recover fast enough.