Running can be a touchy subject: you either love it or hate it. Maybe you’d like to improve your speed or distance, maybe you just want to be able to run for a minute straight without stopping! Whatever level of experience you have as a runner, valuable information should be utilized so that…
Estimates suggest that US companies spend more than $20 billion each year in workers’ compensation claims resulting from musculoskeletal injuries. When you factor in employee replacement, loss of productivity, and increased insurance premiums, that cost more than doubles. The good news is with…
When it comes to creating a world-class injury prevention program, to make the biggest impact on productivity, morale, and a company’s bottom line, a comprehensive solution must be implemented. As we’ve discussed in the previous blogs of this series, Six Pitfalls to Avoid When Creating a…
Many times, when Briotix is approached about launching a musculoskeletal injury prevention program, it’s as much about improving employee health as it is about saving the company money. Research indicates that a prevention program can improve productivity, decrease absenteeism, and lower…
In previous weeks, we have discussed a number of pitfalls in our series Six Pitfalls to Avoid When Creating a World-class Injury Prevention Programs including thinking all risk of work-related injury can be designed out, believing employees won’t embracing technology, and equating a superior…
Current research suggests that nearly 70% of the U.S. workforce suffers from some sort of pain while completing their daily job requirements. With worker pain comes lower productivity, increased absenteeism, and higher workers’ compensation costs. Smart companies are addressing employee pain…
In the previous weeks, we’ve discussed two of the most common pitfalls we see in working with an organization to create a world-class injury prevention program – believing all risk can be designed out and thinking employees won’t embrace technology. In part three of our Six Pitfalls to Avoid…
Recently, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NIOSH) announced the creation of a National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) for Musculoskeletal Health. The agenda incorporates information about musculoskeletal injuries,…
The technological advances over the past three decades have revolutionized all aspects of our lives including the way we communicate, how we share information, even how we read. The workplace is no exception to these changes with new collaboration, business operation and cost management tools.
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According to a recent study, the average American adult working full-time logs 47 hours per week at their job. That means over the course of one year, a full-time employee will spend more than 2,400 hours on the job. No one wants to spend those hours in an unsafe or hazardous work environment.