RSI, or Repetitive Stress Injury, is a dreaded acronym. Employers fear it for the associated worker’s comp costs, and individuals fear it for the possible impact on quality of life. There are many things we do everyday, not just in our workplaces, but in our homes and in just going about our daily business that…
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5 Ordinary Tools Often Used in an Unsafe Manner
The invention of tools is one of the things that differentiates us from other life forms. Not all necessarily, like the sea otter who figured out how to break open shells, but most. Our willingness to use tools, however, is generally not tempered with the desire to use them correctly, or to use the right…
5 Things to Pay Attention to After Major Family Events
I used to participate in community theater, maybe even obsessively. When you do this, there is a period of about 2-3 weeks that is incredibly busy with rehearsals, line and staging memorization, getting costumes in order, and trying to remember to do your regular life duties at the same time. In short, it gets hectic….
In a Hurry? Breathe!
If you were invited to review a pile of accident reports from a company that utilizes a good investigation process, you will see that several factors contribute to most accidents. A very consistent error is related to human behavior. Accidents happen most frequently when people feel rushed, or when they are frustrated by the problems…
Peak Performance Includes Managing the Peaks
There are lots of distractions, we need to recognize them and not let them get in our way.
