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Issue 240

Ergonomics

How Business Benefits from Ergonomics

“There’s an important new trend in ergonomics. It’s a move away from a strict emphasis on reductions in musculoskeletal injuries and toward the diverse business benefits that come from ergonomic changes.”

How Business Benefits from Ergonomics

Conduct Effective Ergonomic Assessments

Conducting an ergonomic assessment is a foundational element of the ergonomics process. Your ergonomics improvement efforts will never get off the ground without being able to effectively assess jobs in your workplace for musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk factors.

Five Steps to Conducting an Effective Ergonomic Risk Assessment

Workplace Athlete Health

Building Total Body Strength

Strength training has been proven to benefit all populations, from young athletes to seniors. Weight lifting is also important for women. In fact, recent studies have shown significant health benefits from strength training. The benefits include increased muscle tone and body shape, increased bone density, improved hormone and mental function, decreased stress, increased metabolism, and weight loss.

Free Wellness Handout — Total Body Strength

Workplace Athletic Trainers for Workplace Athletes

On-site care reduces lost workdays as well as employer and patient insurance costs.

Can Our ‘Workplace Athletes’ Benefit from Athletic Trainers?

Safety Leadership

Controlling the Climate of Safety Culture

“What is the safety climate in your organization and what are you controlling or being controlled by? Perceptions are byproducts of experience. Behaviors are byproducts of influences. Stories told throughout the organization are byproducts of both.”

Controlling the Climate of Safety Culture