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Issue 233

Ergonomics

Investing in Ergonomics

This article included in ASSE’s Body of Knowledge (BoK) gives several common reasons CEO’s resist an investment in ergonomics, along with the answer to each reason. The article continues with providing the business case for ergonomics and provides several practical case study examples you can use.

The Business Case for Safety – Justifying an Investment in Ergonomics

Controlling Hazards with Ergonomics

Learn about ergonomic control methods by visiting this page on the OSHA website.

OSHA: Solutions to Control Hazards

Workplace Athlete Health

Safety and Wellness Are Better Together

“Some things are meant to work together. Just as you wouldn’t wear only one protective glove and leave the other sitting on the toolbox, incorporating workplace wellness initiatives into safety and health programs may result in a healthier, more productive workplace, new research reveals.”

Don’t Separate Workplace Wellness Initiatives from Safety and Health Programs

Push, Pull, Lift, Carry — Like an Athlete

Your distribution center can (and should) adopt a workplace athlete mindset to prevent the most common and costly injuries in this environment — musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).

Why a Workplace Athlete Program is Essential in Manual Material Handling Environments

Safety Leadership

Have You Been Missing the Point?

“Culture is not what people do; it is why they do it. It is not simply shared practices! Practices are the visible artifact of the underlying shared attitudes, beliefs, heritage, emotions and combined knowledge acquired over a shared past. Don’t mistake common practice for culture!”

Missing the Point of Culture