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Issue 270
Ergonomics
The Key to a Successful Aging Workforce Strategy
“Here are some proven approaches for employers to engage aging workers more effectively in specific safety, ergonomics, and wellness initiatives that can facilitate reduced injuries and claim severity, better productivity and improved worker satisfaction.”
Engagement Is Key to Improving Safety, Ergonomics and Wellness for Aging Workers
What is Your MSD Prevention Opportunity?
“Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) are the most common and costly injuries in the workplace today. Proactive safety leaders are meeting this challenge head on and turning it into a valuable opportunity to make a difference within their organization. Use the calculator below to discover your MSD prevention opportunity.”
MSD Prevention Opportunity Calculator
Workplace Athlete Health
Low Cost Wellness Ideas
“The following ideas for worksite wellness can be implemented with limited resources. Many of these ideas have been found to help employees of all physical abilities maintain their health.”
101 Low-Cost Ideas for Worksite Wellness
Wellness in Manufacturing Environments
“In the manufacturing sector, wellness needs are different from what’s offered in a corporate office environment and these needs are often unique to each facility. It may be tempting to look for a new off-the-shelf wellness strategy in these environments, but the organizations that are most successful are those that concentrate on unique implementations rather than overall strategy. Let’s look at some of the trends for delivering wellness in a manufacturing environment following three mainstays of wellness strategy.”
Strategies for employee wellness in a manufacturing environment
Safety Leadership
What Does the Federal Budget Mean for OSHA?
While the initial proposed budget is never the final budget, President Donald Trump’s preliminary budget has many in environment, health and safety worried.
The Federal Budget: What It Could Mean for Occupational Safety, Health and the Environment
