New Idea Initiative: Ergonomic Issues
What are Idea Initiatives?
Idea Initiatives are special questions we raise to our TeamMates to encourage dialogue and generate suggestions for important issues. We often critique our practices and look for TeamMate opinions to locate areas for improvement. As a special award, any idea that is submitted in line with an Idea Initiative will receive an additional coin award (just mark the "Idea Initiative" category when submitting a new idea to the forum).
New Idea Initiative:
"Ergonomics continues to be an issue for workplace injuries. We are looking for improvements or ideas to help reduce the amount of sprain or strains that injure our TeamMates."
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) affect the muscles, nerves, blood vessels, ligaments, and tendons. Workers in many different industries and occupations can be exposed to risk factors at work, such as lifting heavy items, bending, reaching overhead, pushing and pulling heavy loads, working in awkward body postures, and performing the same or similar tasks repetitively. Exposure to these known risk factors for MSDs increases a worker's risk of injury.
Work-related MSDs can be prevented. Ergonomics --- fitting a job to a person --- helps lessen muscle fatigue, increases productivity, and reduces the number and severity of work-related MSDs.