Ergonomics testing reveals workers are injuring themselves more quickly than guidelines suggest

Early findings indicate ISO push/pull standards need to be reevaluated and more testing is needed New findings suggest that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) push/pull requirements might not go far enough to protect workers. More testing is needed to better represent real-life situations and in turn, become more effective for injury prevention. Caster Connection, manufacturer of casters and wheels, collaborated...

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Dematic named best and brightest in wellness

Intralogistics innovator Dematic has been named Best and Brightest in Wellness® for 2019 by the National Association for Business Resources. The Best and Brightest in Wellness Award recognizes and celebrates excellence in health awareness by highlighting organizations that promote a culture of wellness — organizations like Dematic that plan and implement efforts to allow their employees and the community to become a healthier place to...

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The 3 P’s to becoming an engaged healthcare consumer

Has your business or startup made a major purchase only to find out later you over-spent significantly? How often are you making this same mistake with healthcare? Moreover, it’s likely that your employees are making this mistake every day, yet they may not even know they have an option. Unless you as an organization take ownership of educating your workforce, it’s likely your employees will continue to overspend. ...

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Controlling corporate healthcare costs

After working on his own as an independent healthcare insurance broker for several years, Ryan recently took a job with a bigger brokerage. When he broke the news to his wife that the company he joined did not offer a traditional PPO or HMO insurance plan, she wasn’t thrilled. After all, Americans have been conditioned to these models for years. A few weeks later, Ryan’s wife woke up and found one of their three children...

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