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		<title>Sound Ergonomics Prevent Injuries While Handling Heavy, Awkward Materials</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 18:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>injuryfreestaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read InjuryFree's latest published article, <em>Sound Ergonomics Prevent Injuries While Handling Heavy, Awkward Materials</em>, as published in the April issue of Facility Safety Management Magazine.]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Preventing Low Back Injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most back injuries are rarely the result of single event incidents. They are more typically the culmination of minor, repeated stress over time. Sitting can certainly be considered a low level, repeated stress to the low back. With that said there are great opportunities to prevent these injuries by employing simple strategies...]]></description>
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		<title>Back from the Conferences…</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly O'Malley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alaska Governor's Safety and Health Conference]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[applied ergonomics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our teams have returned from presenting at both the Alaska Governor&#8217;s Safety and Health Conference in Anchorage, Alaska and the Applied Ergonomics Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
We had a wonderful time meeting ergonomists as well as health and safety&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Warehouse Lifting Ergonomic Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.injuryfree.com/2093/resource/articles/ergonomics/warehouse-lifting-ergonomic-tips/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=warehouse-lifting-ergonomic-tips</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>injuryfreestaff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[forklifts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A warehouse environment provides ample opportunity for incorrect lifting to cause injury to an employee.  The very nature of most warehouse layouts – vertically stacked shelves or boxes – means...]]></description>
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		<title>Safety White Paper: &#8220;Ergonomics in the Poultry Industry: A Review of 25 Years of Industry Efforts&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>injuryfreestaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new white paper published from poultry associations: National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation and the U.S. Poultry &#038; Egg Association reports the poultry industry's success in managing the occurrence of MSDs (musculoskeletal disorders) in the workplace. Since 1992, the occurrence of MSDs has fallen...]]></description>
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		<title>Register Now! NSC Texas Safety Conference &amp; Expo</title>
		<link>http://www.injuryfree.com/1613/news-event/blog/register-now-nsc-texas-safety-conference-expo/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=register-now-nsc-texas-safety-conference-expo</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>injuryfreestaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t already registered for the NSC Texas Safety Conference &#38; Expo, don&#8217;t forget the advance registration deadline ends Friday, February 12th!
When you register, sign up for the InjuryFree presentation, &#8220;Ergonomics: Recognizing and Reducing Risk&#8221; scheduled for Tuesday,&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Team Lifting Can Bear More Weight than One Alone</title>
		<link>http://www.injuryfree.com/1528/resource/articles/safety/team-lifting-can-bear-more-weight-than-one-alone/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=team-lifting-can-bear-more-weight-than-one-alone</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>injuryfreestaff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even the strongest worker eventually encounters an object or load in the work place which they cannot move safely on their own.  Sometimes, these objects require a team of people working together in order to properly displace them.  Sometimes two people and a small amount of mechanical assistance will...]]></description>
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		<title>Grays Harbor Paper Unveils Ergonomics Program</title>
		<link>http://www.injuryfree.com/1445/news-event/press-releases/grays-harbor-paper-unveils-ergonomics-program/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=grays-harbor-paper-unveils-ergonomics-program</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>injuryfreestaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release
Hoquiam, WA, January 13, 2010 &#8212; In collaboration with InjuryFree, Grays Harbor Paper of Hoquiam, WA will be implementing an ergonomic program to ensure a safe, comfortable, injury free workplace for employees. One of the key areas&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Barriers to Establishing Ergonomic Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.injuryfree.com/1287/resource/articles/ergonomics/barriers-to-establishing-ergonomic-standards/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=barriers-to-establishing-ergonomic-standards</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>injuryfreestaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the stumbling blocks that many people run into when attempting to institute a more ergonomically designed workflow at their place of business is...]]></description>
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		<title>The Effects of Shift Work</title>
		<link>http://www.injuryfree.com/556/resource/articles/safety/the-effects-of-shift-work/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-effects-of-shift-work</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>injuryfreestaff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Working in shifts is an industrial and manufacturing concept that has branched out into many other businesses over the past 100 years. Shift work allows a company to maximize its investment in...]]></description>
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