Archive for January, 2020
Interrupt Poster Seated
To stay healthy, we need to interrupt sustained sitting with movement to give our body what it needs. This interrupt poster is one example of the education material we provide our office clients to encourage…
- Jan 22
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It Matters – Shovelling
If we perform everyday, common tasks with ‘Big 3’ principles, we can use our physical tasks to stay strong and healthy. The attached handout is an example of how we highlight healthy posture and movement…
- Jan 22
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How to Set Up Your Vehicle
The MoveSafe vehicle set-up guide covers the basic principles of how to adjust your workstation to encourage safe movements and postures. Click the link below to also view one of our Crew Talk Videos on Mobile Equipment Operation.
- Jan 22
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How to Set Up Your Workstation Seated
We have built 4 workstation set-up guides – for home office, traditional seated office, standing office and vehicle. The attached MoveSafe seated workstation set-up guide will cover off the basic principles of how to adjust…
- Jan 22
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Knee Position on Long Drives.
Knee Position on Long Drives. Check your knee position when driving. Many of us turn our right foot and knee out to 2 o’clock when we drive – especially for long distances. This has the…
- Jan 15
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Is Your Cell Phone Winning?
Is Your Cell Phone Winning? In the ongoing posture battle with your phone, watch out for dropping your head to see your phone down at elbow height. Dropping your head puts unnecessary stress on the…
- Jan 15
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Wide, Stable Base
Wide, Stable Base. We need a wide stable base whenever we apply force laterally. We should never have our body weight supported by a hand tool. Two examples of injuries are (1) A worker falling…
- Jan 15
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The Big 3: How to Move Safely While Doing Physical Work
Back pain, shoulder pain, sprain, strain, and other injuries are all too common in the workplace. Healthy posture and movements are crucial to preventing these injuries and keeping your body healthy and strong from physical…
- Jan 08
- 3 mins read
What Every Manager Should Know About Injury Prevention
The majority of musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace can be mitigated through effective injury prevention strategies. Musculoskeletal injuries are pain in the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and/or nerves and can be either acute (short-term) or…
- Jan 08
- 3 mins read
How to Spot Healthy Posture and Movements in the Workplace
While going through the recent website redesign for our MoveSafeⓇ Program, I encountered an interesting problem: there is little to no stock photography depicting proper posture and movement at work. What this signals us is…
- Jan 08
- 3 mins read
