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Issue 265
Ergonomics
Ergonomics for Truckers
Truck drivers often sit for long periods of time, which puts stress on the lower back. This video identifies things truck drivers can do before they start work to reduce the risk of back injury.
Video – Ergonomics for Truckers
Why Sitting Reclined is Better For You
Approximately 8 out of every 10 Americans will have back problems at some point during their lifetimes. And, the number of adults in America experiencing lower back pain seems to be on the rise too. So, what can we do to reduce some of the risks with long-term and degenerative back pain? Many sources are recommending a reclined sitting position as just one part of an overall health strategy.
Why Sitting Reclined is Better For You
Workplace Athlete Health
Making the Case for Total Worker Health
An integrated approach to worker safety and health could have significant, long-term impact on your bottom line and the nation’s workforce. An emerging body of evidence now supports what many safety and health professionals, as well as workers themselves, have long suspected—that risk factors in the workplace can contribute to health problems previously considered unrelated to work.
Making the Case for Total Worker Health
The Sports Medicine Model of Care for Occupational Athletes
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word ‘athlete’ as a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, games, or activities requiring physical strength, agility or stamina.
Your employees are athletes in their own right. They perform repetitive and sometimes vigorous activities, which lead to accidents and injuries. The anatomy of a baseball player who throws 120 pitches in a game is no different than a person working on a manufacturing line who reaches overhead eight hours per day.
The Sports Medicine Model of Care for Occupational Athletes
Safety Leadership
Five Types of People in Organizational Change
Knowing the five types of people that exist throughout your company will be the differentiator with your next organizational change effort. In most businesses today, change is the only constant, and not everyone adapts well.
Five Types of People in Organizational Change
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