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Issue 257

Ergonomics

Workplace Ergonomics Checklist

“A solid ergonomics process doesn’t have to be as complicated as rocket science or brain surgery, but it can be a little tricky to get all the right pieces in place for your ergonomics process to achieve sustainable results. So today, we’re offering a 10-step workplace ergonomics checklist to get you started on the right foundation.”

The 10-Step Workplace Ergonomics Checklist

Ergonomics and the Aging Workforce

“You’ve probably heard that the U.S. workforce is aging. In fact, you’ve probably witnessed it firsthand — and now you’re faced with the challenge of creating a safe and productive work environment that accommodates an aging workforce.”

Ergonomics and the Aging Workforce — Designing a Safe and Productive Workplace

Workplace Athlete Health

Can Fitness Improve Safety Outcomes?

“True with many manufacturing populations, employees at this company often deal with stress from standing for long periods, strain from heavy lifting and repetitive motion injuries.
In an effort to help employees prevent—and rehab—injuries, the company wanted a corporate fitness partner offering not only fitness services but clinical services as well.”

Corporate Fitness as a Means of Workplace Safety

Low Back Injury Prevention

“The lower back is subject to injury while lifting a heavy object, twisting, or a sudden movement—any of which can cause muscles or ligaments to stretch or develop microscopic tears. Over time, poor posture or repetitive stress can also lease to muscle strain or other soft tissue problems. And while a muscle strain sounds simple, in the lower back the pain from a simple strain can be severe.”

7 Tips to Protect Your Lower Back

Safety Leadership

Safety Culture Change Agents

“Over two-thousand global safety performance and culture improvement consulting projects led ProAct Safety consultants to identify ten characteristics of effective change agents. Use the following guidelines as you consider individuals to make up an effective and influential team for safety culture improvement. In STEPS to Safety Culture Excellence (2013, Mathis and Galloway), we referred to this as a Safety Excellence Team (SET).”

Characteristics of Effective Safety Culture Change Agents