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Issue 247

Ergonomics

Workstation Ergonomics

“To understand the best way to set up a computer workstation, it is helpful to understand the concept of neutral body positioning. This is a comfortable working posture in which your joints are naturally aligned. Working with the body in a neutral position reduces stress and strain on the musculoskeletal system namely your muscles, tendons, discs, ligaments etc and reduces your risk of developing aches and pains from cumulative stress on these structures.”

Work Station Ergonomics – Are you sitting comfortably?

Job Rotation Guide

“Job rotation increases the variety of tasks required as the worker takes on more duties, enlarging the physical demands and adding variety to the job. The objective is to provide a consistent and systematic method of developing formal job rotations that are based on the requirements of the jobs being rotated.”

A Step-by-Step Guide to Job Rotation

Workplace Athlete Health

Innovative Ways to Improve Workplace Safety

“Workplace safety continues to be an ongoing challenge across a variety of industries, especially since there were 1,162,210 days-away-from-work cases related to injuries or illnesses reported in the private industry, state government, and local government sectors alone. With statistics like this, it’s no wonder that it’s vital for employers to continue to pursue the latest and best practices that will help them to improve the safety initiatives of their workplace.”

4 Innovative Ways To Improve Workplace Safety for Employees

Ergonomics Training for Better Performance

“An ergonomically efficient workstation with an unhealthy and unmotivated worker using poor work practices is not your goal. A healthy, motivated worker that is forced to work outside her body’s capabilities and limitations is not your goal. Your goal has to be a well-designed and efficient workstation within the capabilities and limitations of a healthy, fit and engaged worker.”

Ergonomics Training and Education for Maximum Human Performance

Safety Leadership

On Culture and Performance

“An organizational culture that supports safety is essential for the prevention of injuries and illness. Management systems and programs can provide an effective safety framework; however, it ultimately is the worker’s perception of the value of safety to himself and the importance of safety to the organization that governs safety performance. Simply put, for true performance, you need both the underlying systems and an organizational culture that supports them. This is often called ‘safety culture.'”

Organizational Culture and Safety Performance