Safety Meeting Outline :: Motion Injuries
Muscle strains can be serious injuries requiring medical treatment or in some cases even hospitalization and surgery. Strains are caused when muscles are stretched beyond their proper limits. By the...
View ArticleSafety Meeting Outline :: Ergonomics – “The Term Ergonomics”
Ergonomics is an important term that is currently receiving a great deal of attention from safety professionals. What is ergonomics and how could it affect you? Ergonomics is the scientific study of...
View ArticleSafety Meeting Outline :: Ergonomics and Tool Use
Have you ever suffered pain or extreme fatigue in your hand, wrist or arm after using a hand or power tool for a prolonged length of time? If so, this is a signal to look at the “ergonomics” of how you...
View ArticleSafety Meeting Outline :: Office Ergonomics
Most people assume that office areas present few hazards after they have controlled the obvious things such as slips and falls. Most offices are relatively neat, well lit and quiet. So how can anyone...
View ArticleSafety Meeting Outline :: When You Sit Most of the Day
Time after time, we plop down into our chairs at work (or at home) and do not give a thought to how we are sitting. When sitting for long periods of time, we forget the stresses being put upon on our...
View ArticleSafety Meeting Outline :: Fish Processing Ergonomics
It is estimated the vast majority of the injuries in the fish processing industry are related to ergonomics. These types of injuries are prevalent because of the extended shifts necessary in-season and...
View ArticleSafety Meeting Outline :: Personal Ergonomics
What is Ergonomics? Ergonomics is the study of work and the science of designing equipment, workstations and tools that are compatible with the limitations of the human body. In other words, ergonomics...
View ArticleSafety Meeting Outline :: Computer Ergonomics
Sometimes sitting in front of your computer can cause discomfort including sore eyes, wrists, back, and general fatigue. These problems not only interfere with concentration, causing costly errors,...
View ArticleSafety Meeting Outline :: CTD's - How Can You Prevent Them?
Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTD’s) are strains that may result from long-term repetitive motion or from continually working in an awkward position. Strains commonly occur in the wrists, arms,...
View ArticleSafety Meeting Outline :: Hand Tool Ergonomics
Simply speaking, hand tool ergonomics means selecting and using the proper tool for the job and the worker. When this is done, the job is usually completed both efficiently and safely. The objective of...
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