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5 Must-Have Items to Include on Your Ergonomics Process Guidance Document
Issue 250
Ergonomics
Hand Tool Ergonomics
The purpose of this booklet is to help you select or purchase the best available ergonomically designed non-powered hand tool. The information and the hand tool checklist are based on peer reviewed articles and expert input.
Easy Ergonomics: A Guide to Selecting Non-Powered Hand Tools
Free Snook Tables Calculator
The Liberty Mutual MMH Tables (commonly known as “Snook Tables”) outline maximum acceptable weights and forces for design of manual handling tasks, based on research by Dr. Stover Snook and Dr. Vincent Ciriello at the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety.
Free Ergonomics Software – Snook Tables Calculator (Push)
Workplace Athlete Health
The Industrial Athlete
The term industrial athlete refers to anyone who makes a living using mental and physical talents to perform jobs that require skill, strength, flexibility, coordination and endurance—just like an athlete. Many similarities can be drawn between the athletic and industrial population. A considerable percentage of injuries in sports are related to overuse, caused by the repetitive nature of skills for a specific sport.
Prevent Back Injuries
Back pain is the second most common neurological ailment in the US, only headache is more common. Most lower back injuries are mechanical in nature, the result of acute strain or chronic disorders such as degenerative disc disease or arthritis. Acute low back discomfort may be caused by work factors, a sports injury, work around the house, a sudden jolt such as a car accident or other lifestyle factors outlined in this article.
Free Injury Prevention Handout — Preventing Low Back Injuries in the Workplace
Safety Leadership
How’s Your Safety Culture?
By definition, safety culture is difficult to measure. How do you measure values, attitudes and beliefs? Following are 25 ways to tell whether or not you have an awesome safety culture. If you can answer yes to most of these, you’re doing great. Keep it up!
25 Signs You Have An Awesome Safety Culture
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