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Best of the Week – 12/30/2011

Every Friday we pass on a few articles, pictures, videos, infographics, etc. we enjoyed throughout the week in a “Best of the Week” post.

Safety video – Top 10 Commandments of Workplace Safety

Average cost of health care services on the rise
MarketWatch

The average cost of health care services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare appears to be on the rise, according to a report from S&P Indices…

Finding Safety Through Story
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Injury Prevention Tip: Preventing Rotator Cuff and Shoulder Injuries

The shoulder joint has a big workload. This joint is held and moved by muscles around the shoulder and neck. These muscles do double-duty work holding and moving both the head-neck-shoulder complex as well as the arms. There is a group of muscles and tendons (rotator cuff) that move and hold the shoulder together while the arms do work. These tendons pass through a narrow space between the upper arm bone and the top of …


Best of the Week – 12/23/2011

Every Friday we pass on a few articles, pictures, videos, infographics, etc. we enjoyed throughout the week in a “Best of the Week” post.

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From the Ergonomics Plus

Financial Burden of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD)

MSD Prevention 101Before the discussion on the financial burden of MSD begins, we should be clear that the most important motivation behind injury prevention and wellness is that it is the right thing to do.

Employees take the brunt of the “human costs” of MSD – unnecessary pain and suffering, loss of income, stress and conflict, etc. People deserve to go to work every day and return home to their families in the same condition, if …


Best of the Week: The latest in Health and Safety – 12/16/2011

Every Friday we pass on a few articles, pictures, videos, infographics, etc. we enjoyed throughout the week in a “Best of the Week” post.

“Those who think they have no time for exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” ~E. Stanley
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