Your workers are industrial athletes. Like any other athlete, you can’t expect them to work without a good warm-up and stretching. Without a stretching program in place, it is unlikely that your employee’s will warm-up on their own. This puts them at great risk of injury.
Always start a stretching program off with a good warm-up. Repeat after every break period.
Last week I discussed how to create a workplace stretching program on your own. But having a good program and a variety of stretching routines is just the groundwork. Where most safety manager’s struggle is getting it off the ground and having employees participate....
The most common category of injury at work is musculoskeletal disorders - those pesky sprain & strain injuries. These are hard to eliminate completely because humans will always be involved in work. However, a workplace stretching or warm-up practice can have a...
