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May BEEA+ Bulletin

The May edition of the BEEA+ Bulletin includes the following stories: Risk Reduction in the Aging Workforce: The Case for Employee Maintenance: What does an aging workforce mean to American businesses? Sound Ergonomics Prevent Injuries While Handling Heavy, Awkward Materials:… Read More ›

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Facility Safety Management Magazine

Read InjuryFree’s latest published article, Sound Ergonomics Prevent Injuries While Handling Heavy, Awkward Materials, as published in the April issue of Facility Safety Management Magazine. Read More ›

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Warehouse Lifting Ergonomic Tips

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… Read More ›

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Reducing Lifting Injuries in the Workplace

Lifting in the workplace is one of the most dangerous actions that takes place when it comes to producing injuries. Non-ergonomic work policies related to… Read More ›

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Team Lifting Can Bear More Weight than One Alone

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… Read More ›

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How to Lift and Carry Heavy Weights

Using the wrong method to lift heavy weights is a leading cause of… Read More ›

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