No matter who we are, where we are, or what language we speak, EH&S risks hurt people, no matter how much one may try to hide or suppress the pain, ill-feeling, or discomfort. Whether a job is in processing, manufacturing, transportation & distribution, assembly, packaging, or an office, or whether working from home—safety risk factors…
In 2016 over a three-week period, 3,000 corporate headquarters employees at my former company moved from one building to a new one. Even after six months, very few employees experienced work-related MSDs. In 2020, millions of people around the world moved, over about three weeks, to new home offices. And various studies show that about…
We are rapidly closing in on a year of “working at home for a few weeks.” Is your company still operating as if working at home is a temporary thing? What has your company done for work at home employees? Unless it was accompanied by focused guidance, an employee stipend may have had only limited…
If you live and/or work in Illinois, new Tier 3 COVID-19 requirements are being implemented after midnight tonight. Click this link for more details, but here are some key elements for Manufacturing, Hospitality and Offices. Our services are not limited to Illinois, as we have consultants across the country who can help you as we work…
Many people working from home went from a “regular” office to a home office. But the pandemic-inspired move to working at home has affected another important group of people, who are starting to have real problems. A recent survey found that about 67 percent of people new to working at home are having “major ergonomics…