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Ergonomics: Back to Basics
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Concerned with the growing number of repetitive motion disorders among their employees, two risk managers implemented a program of exercise, awareness and positioning.
The premise is simple: Most work-related back injuries are preventable. That is what motivated Don Norris, risk manager of the City of Modesto, California, and Martin Buse, risk manager of the University of Colorado, to implement comprehensive back injury programming in their organizations. With the emphasis on prevention and behavior change, both organizations have experienced substantial reductions in the costs, prevalence and severity of work-related back injuries.
The goal of each program has been to …
