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Issue 232
Ergonomics
Make the Case for Ergonomics
“Retaining a budget for ergonomics can be a challenge in any economic climate. While safety management professionals understand the consequences of neglecting ergonomics (e.g., increased workers’ compensation costs, lost productivity due to fatigue and injury, absenteeism,)those consequences may not be as obvious to executive management. Several best practices can be utilized to demonstrate the economic value of ergonomics as a cost-saving, productivity-enhancing tool that contributes significantly to a company’s bottom line.”
Ergonomics Investment: Making the Case in any Economy
Evaluate Lifting and Lowering Tasks
Use the NIOSH Lifting Equation Calculator to quickly calculate the Recommended Weight Limit without wasting time or making unnecessary mistakes.
NIOSH Lifting Equation Calculator
Workplace Athlete Health
Industrial Athlete Programs — Not Just a Stretch at Boeing
“Bending, twisting and lifting might describe a day in the life of a professional athlete. But the people who build Boeing products crawl out on wings, twist through small fuselage sections and lift heavy equipment. It’s time, Boeing Health Services Manager Dr. William E. Smith said, ‘that they receive the same level of advanced care as professional athletes in order to prevent pain and injury.'”
Industrial Athlete Program Helps Workers Better Tackle Physically Demanding Tasks
Foot Pain Prevention
“The foot plays a very important role when standing and walking. It must compensate for every structural abnormality in the skeleton above. The failure of the foot to adequately adapt to structural imperfections in the body can result in a breakdown of foot structure. It is this collapse of the foot – which leads to flat feet, heel spurs, bunions, plantar fasciitis, and many other chronic foot discomforts.”
Free Injury Prevention Handout — Foot Pain Prevention
Safety Leadership
How Awesome is Your Safety Culture?
Find out in one of the most shared and visited articles on the Ergonomics Plus blog.
25 Signs You Have an Awesome Safety Culture
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