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Office Ergonomics: A Simple Guide to Standing Mats
“However, standing all day, which many people with jobs that require long hours upright would already know, brings a new issue of muscle and joint fatigue that can eventually lead to costly and painful musculoskeletal disorders. This is where a standing mat is bound to help.”
Office Ergonomics: A Simple Guide to Standing Mats
Ergonomics
Infographic — Ergonomics and the Aging Workforce
Workforce demographics are changing rapidly. 10,000 people turn 65 every day and the average retirement age is creeping towards 70 and beyond. As the workforce continues to age, companies must focus their attention and resources to providing a safe and productive work environment for these valuable employees.
Infographic — Ergonomics and the Aging Workforce
What is the Best Way to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders?
Way too many employees across the U.S. suffer the pain and loss of function associated with an MSD. The answer to the MSD problem is prevention. The question then becomes this: What is the best way to prevent musculoskeletal disorders?
What is the Best Way to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders?
Workplace Athlete Health
How to Prevent MSDs and Maximize Human Performance
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a common and costly problem. Watch this video to learn how to prevent MSDs and maximize human performance. No matter how mature your ergonomics and MSD prevention process is, there are countless opportunities to improve the human performance at your facility.
How to Prevent MSDs and Maximize Human Performance
How to Measure and Evaluate Your MSD Prevention Process
To borrow a commonly used quote from Peter Drucker, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Evaluation and measurement comes at the end of our injury prevention framework, but it’s really the beginning, middle, end (and everything else in between) of your MSD prevention process.
How to Measure and Evaluate Your MSD Prevention Process
Safety Leadership
A Short Guide to Leading and Lagging Indicators of Safety Performance
Does your facility have an effective safety culture? Is safety truly a priority? One way to improve the effectiveness of your safety process is to change the way it is measured. Measurement is an important part of any management process and forms the basis for continuous improvement. Measuring safety performance is no different and effectively doing so will compound the success of your improvement efforts.
A Short Guide to Leading and Lagging Indicators of Safety Performance
Ergonomics Plus solutions help proactive safety teams prevent musculoskeletal injuries and advance employee well-being.
