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June EMC Insider
Did you know that more than 26 million people between the ages of 20-64 in the US experience back pain on a frequent basis? Learn more and test your knowledge on Low-Back Pain Awareness in the June EMC Insider. Also… Read More ›
ASSE Safety 2010: June 13-16 Baltimore, MD
This year’s Safety 2010 Conference will be in Baltimore, Maryland.The InjuryFree leadership team is honored to deliver the presentation, “Maintaining Employee Productivity: Why an EMC Works!” on Monday, June 14th. Read More ›
Why can’t work be a place where people go to become healthy?
At InjuryFree, we believe in a world where peoples’ work environments are safe, and injury-free. This is accomplished through prevention of injuries by promoting personal responsibility in health and safety. If we focused on prevention first, work would become a… Read More ›
May EMC Insider
Did you know the leading health concern with wearing flip flops is Plantar Fasciitis? If you wear Flip Flops on a fairly constant basis and you are experiencing foot and ankle pain, this type of shoe may be the cause.… Read More ›
Overtime Increases Risk for Heart Disease
A new study published by the European Heart Journal issued that overtime work affects coronary health. The study looked at over 6 thousand British workers between the ages of 39-61 for the course of 11 years who did not have… Read More ›
Losing Sleep? Consider Turning Off That Laptop
With the use of new technology such as the iPad, we are actually fooling our brains into thinking the day is longer, thereby disrupting our sleeping patterns. When a device emits artificial light, our eye receptors tell our brain that… Read More ›
Preventative Care Helps Elderly Avoid Falls
A new study suggests that elderly people who have taken a prevention program to prevent falls were dramatically less likely to fall again. The study was composed of 204 elderly adults ages 60 and over. Half of the participants worked… Read More ›
Improving your Muscle Memory can Reduce Discomfort at Work
Most of us have come to understand the importance of working on memory retention as we grow older; however, the importance of working on muscle memory is still largely misunderstood. Muscle memory refers to the types of… Read More ›
Contact with Objects and Equipment Leading Cause of Fatalities in Manufacturing
A recent NIOSH publication reports that nearly 690,000 non-fatal occupational injuries and illnesses occurred in 2008 in the manufacturing industry. More than half of these occurrences reported days away from work, job transfer or restriction. Over 400 workers experienced fatalities… Read More ›
Save the Date: What to Do About Safety Incentives?
ASSE will present a complimentary webcast on Wednesday, May 12th with the Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, David Michaels to discuss some of the tough issues facing OSHA and the safety and health community. In this webinar, Michaels will… Read More ›
