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How to Prevent Sprains and Strains in the Workplace
Did you know that sprains and strains are the leading injury category in the manufacturing environment? It’s true. Not only that, but according to the worker’s compensation data, strains are the top accident category in manufacturing by claims frequency and severity.
How to Prevent Sprains and Strains in the Workplace
Ergonomics
Truth vs. Myth: Ergonomics is Expensive and There is No Return on Investment
Do you have a hard time getting support for your ergonomics process? Perhaps this is because the other leaders around you have bought into the myth that ergonomics has to be expensive. Let’s help them with that.
Truth vs. Myth: Ergonomics is Expensive and There is No Return on Investment
One Proven Way to Get Better Results from Your Ergonomics and MSD Prevention Process
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 41% of all workplace injuries were sprain / strain related in 2005. In response, smart safety professionals are turning to ergonomics and MSD prevention initiatives to combat these injuries. (After all, prevention is always better than treatment.) One proven way to get better results from your ergonomics and MSD prevention process is to partner with an on-site, industrial athletic trainer.
One Proven Way to Get Better Results from Your Ergonomics and MSD Prevention Process
Workplace Athlete Health
Free Wellness Handout — Grocery Shopping Tips for a Healthier Diet
The moment is here. You’ve smartly decided to buckle down and live a healthier lifestyle. A good place to start practicing your healthy lifestyle is with good nutrition. And good nutrition begins with what you purchase at the grocery store.
Free Wellness Handout — Grocery Shopping Tips for a Healthier Diet
A Practical Approach to Injury Prevention and Enhanced Human Performance
A proactive MSD prevention process can turn a negative into a positive. By implementing ergonomic and individual controls, you can reduce risk and prevent injuries. What you can also do is improve the human performance of your company. Maximum human performance is achieved at the intersection of good workplace design and a healthy, fit and engaged workforce.
A Practical Approach to Injury Prevention and Enhanced Human Performance
Safety Leadership
Ten Questions to Mature Executive Safety Thinking
All progress begins by thinking differently. Today’s current views regarding safety excellence should be at least partially obsolete in ten years: how safety excellence is defined and achieved, what the goals should be, who is responsible for what, and how long it will take in time and resources. What are your executive leaders’ perspectives on this? How well aligned are they?
Ten Questions to Mature Executive Safety Thinking
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