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Ergonomics
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Welcome to Ergonomics
News, a monthly electronic newsletter designed to help ergonomists and
EHS managers find the right solutions to a host of ergonomic-related
challenges - from manual material handling to office ergonomics. This
newsletter includes a column written by a leading ergonomist, plus news
on ergonomics issues linked to our Website, http://EHSToday.com. |
In This
Newsletter:
1. At Ford, Ergonomics
Meets Immersive Engineering
2. "Meetings on the
Move" Can Increase Workplace Productivity
3. Capitalizing on an
Aging Work Force
4. AANS Offers Outdoor
Injury Prevention Tips
5. Study Suggests Age
is Not Enough to Predict Worker Needs
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3. Capitalizing on an Aging Work
Force
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shows the opposite is true and examines how employers can capitalize on
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4. AANS Offers Outdoor Injury Prevention
Tips
Every year, an estimated 1.5 million people are treated in U.S.
hospital emergency rooms for head injuries and nearly 12,000 are treated
for neck fractures. According to the American Association of
Neurological Surgeons (AANS), thousands of these injuries are tied to
sports and recreational activities. Not so obvious, however, is that
common and often seemingly harmless products found in backyards,
gardens, garages and home workshops also contribute to these injuries.
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5. Study Suggests Age is Not Enough to Predict
Worker Needs
A new work force study indicates that employees’ own assessments
of their workplace experience can differ significantly depending upon
their age, career-stage, job tenure or dependent care status. Business
policies designed to keep and engage workers based only on assumptions
of employees’ age may therefore miss the mark.
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Find out how the right ergonomic PPE not only keeps workers
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