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Items Tagged with 'musculoskeletal injuries'

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MEMIC Safety Research Center selects Illinois State University team to study wearable technologies in the workplace

January 24, 2023
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The research will focus on the occupational activities of workers in warehouses, and whether wearable technologies that track functional movements can provide continuous physiological data to guide treatment plans and training programs that would mitigate or alleviate injuries.


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Invest in workers to prevent absenteeism, cut operating costs

Preventative training is essential when there is risk of workplace injury
Anina-Marie Warrener
May 17, 2022
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Expenses are an unavoidable reality and the cost of doing business. The trick is to pick the right things to spend money on, to maximize revenue and minimize cost. In the post-COVID era absenteeism has skyrocketed in many industries, becoming a key focus for executives who want to bring down costs. 



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Focus On | Early intervention

A comprehensive guide to the emerging field of athletic trainers and industrial athletes
Jack Hoffman, MAT, AT
April 12, 2022
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 Workplace early intervention programs help reduce the occurrence of sprain, strain, and repetitive motion injuries in the workplace. The way we prepare for physical tasks associated with the workplace really does matter. Workplace early intervention programs help reduce the occurrence of sprain, strain, and repetitive motion injuries in the workplace.


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How industrial automation can improve workers' safety

Bryan Christiansen
October 4, 2021
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We credit industrial automation with productivity, efficiency, and safety gains, citing manual handling reduction and a reduction in musculoskeletal injury as a first-stage safety benefit. Yet, advanced technologies bring new opportunities for improved worker safety beyond manual handling, requiring an adaptation in our safety thinking.


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Amazon and National Safety Council join forces to prevent common musculoskeletal injuries

June 10, 2021
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Amazon and National Safety Council announced a five-year partnership to invent new ways to prevent the largest category of workplace injuries in the U.S., musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Amazon and NSC have been working together for months on this first-of-its-kind collaboration.


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Coca-Cola aims to enhance employee health with SelectFlex pilot program

February 11, 2021
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The Coca-Cola Company commissions SelectFlex® pilot study at three plant locations and sees promising results among employees who tested the arch control insoles


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Proactive fall prevention – in just 2 minutes

Chelsea Kidd, MBA, CSCS, CPT
January 14, 2021
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As the second leading preventable workplace injury, falls plague the workforce. The impact of fall related injuries is felt heavily in service-providing industries as well as transportation, utilities and the health care sector.


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Workstation ergonomics essential for home offices

Workstation ergonomics essential for home offices

Destiny Pope Justin Raby
July 20, 2020
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The work world has been entirely upended with unemployment, business concepts changing, people restricted to their homes, social distancing, etc. Within recent weeks, businesses and office settings have experienced a dramatic change in daily operations.
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A NIOSH Science Blog post

Musculoskeletal health research to benefit temporary retail workers

Emily Warner MA Jack Lu PhD, CPE
December 8, 2017
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In October 2017 we published the first blog in a series to highlight musculoskeletal health research at NIOSH. With the holiday season upon us, this next installment will take the opportunity to discuss how best to promote musculoskeletal health in retail establishments to reduce the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders among temporary retail workers.
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NIOSH introduces lifting equation mobile app

August 22, 2017
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The NIOSH Lifting Equation mobile application, NLE Calc, is a tool to calculate the overall risk index for single and multiple manual lifting tasks. This application provides risk estimates to help evaluate lifting tasks and reduce the incidence of low back injuries in workers.
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