How can wellness programs prevent MSDs in the workplace?

Kris Corbett joins the Leading Safely™ | A HazTek Podcast for a discussion on construction worksite safety.

Watch this short video with Brittney for tips on why we need to walk more.

Backpack ergonomic tips for all ages.

A good way to kick off healthy habits is with National Wellness Month.

We all need more physical activity in our lives.  Here are some tips to help get us there.

Are you performing repetitive motion tasks for most of your day? Are your muscles and joints becoming fatigued? Are you taking Microbreaks?

Heat awareness at work is crucial to ensure the safety and well-being of employees.

Food Nutritional Labels: Know how to use this information more effectively and easily.

It’s National Safety Month.  This week we discuss Hazard Recognition.

Why do some people thrive in the face of challenges while others are struggling merely to survive?

It’s National Safety Month.  This week we discuss heat related illness.

When discomfort arises, your Industrial Athletes need care just as a sports athlete would.  Learn how Industrial Sports Medicine is changing how we treat injuries in the workplace.

It’s National Safety Month.  This week we discuss Slips, Trips & Falls.

It’s National Safety Month.  This week we discuss Emergency Preparedness.

Three Questions About Soft Tissue Management

Data shows Onsite Early Intervention Experts significantly mitigate injury rates, medical expenses and health related concerns.

Here is a quick video discussing different service provider options.

Here is a short video discussing our view on the “active release” technique.

Ergonomic gardening tips to stay pain free.

Here is a short video discussing early intervention service options.

Stress management techniques to keep life in check.

Here is a short video discussing ergonomics and workplace early intervention.

Here is an excellent short video discussing early intervention and when an event becomes recordable.

Companies that want to improve their safety culture and performance must consider their current approach to employee health and well-being.

Here is a quick video discussing workplace early intervention, OSHA, and exercise.

The challenge for employers, however, has not been believing in the value of the service but finding the service in a format and at locations that easily align with their operations and budget.

Here is a quick video discussing where workplace early intervention services should be performed.

Here is a quick video discussing the different ways the service can be configured.

Here is a quick video discussing why the early report of symptoms makes sense.

Stay safe this winter when shoveling is needed to be done.

Here is a quick 1 minute video discussing why you should consider an workplace early intervention program.

By making your resolutions realistic, there is a greater chance that you will keep them throughout the year.

Useful guide to maintain not gain those unwanted pounds this holiday season.

Learn how the mental health of your construction workforce is just as important as their physical safety.

Atlas Director Kris Corbett shares her experience on the Stages of Change.

Why work conditioning is an important component to the physical success of a returning worker.

Atlas Director, Curt DeWeese, discusses the success he as seen with Rehrig Pacific to reduce MSD injuries.

Hydration is an important part of staying healthy as the summer weather stays hot.

Return-to-work screening after an injury is an important component to the physical success of a returning worker.

Trucking Company Settlement Highlights Importance of Properly Designed Pre-Employment Screening.

Another Settlement Highlights Importance of Properly Designed and Monitored Pre-Employment Screening.

Injury prevention solutions come in all shapes and sizes. They depend on numerous factors, including the characteristics of the injuries, the type of work, the work environment, the number and distribution of employees, budgets, and most important—the client’s goals.

A quick video showing how the design of a screen program can get you into legal trouble.

Atlas Director Curt DeWeese shares his thoughts on helping workers avoid accidents from slip, trips, and falls within the workplace.

A quick discussion on how the pre- and post-offer stage affects the hiring process.

A quick video discussing the relationship between essential functions and the ADA.

Another 2 minute video discussing the impact of essential functions on the hiring process.

An appropriately designed post-offer pre-employment screen program must be sensitive to and support your unique business objectives.

Common practices is to have an EMT on your construction site ready to react to an injury.  But what if you have a resource that could administer pre-injury first aid when discomfort first appears to keep your workers out of the claims pipeline and on the job.

Here is part two on our topic of providing employers guidance on hiring practices.

Here is a quick 2 minute video providing employers guidance on hiring practices.

Here is a quick 2 minute video discussing ADA and its impact on post-offer screens.

Here is a quick 4 minute video discussing legal issues that arise when different perspectives and expectations collide with hiring new employees.

You may have heard that conducting post-offer physical ability screens on job applicants is a great strategy to avoid injuries. As a leading provider of this service, of course we agree, but we are also objective enough to say, “It depends.” To help you look at this injury prevention option realistically, here are some things to consider.

Atlas Injury Prevention Solutions celebrates 20 Years of Operation.

National Athletic Trainers Month is an opportunity to take a deeper look into the modern role of Athletic Trainers.

Congratulations to MasterBrand Cabinets and the onsite safety team for winning the GWSA Award.

Here are several good tips on safety awareness.

Catch up on Atlas news and best practices to keep workers safe.

Want to drive down MSD injuries with a proven solution?  Try a stretching program.

Atlas Director Kris Corbett shares her insights into workplace mental health.

Some key benefits that address the importance and effectiveness of a properly structured program.

Week 6 is here!  Great work taking part in this Challenge.

Excelling at safety means making worker well-being a priority on the job site.

Were almost home!  If your still with us keep it up!

Things are starting to take shape. Behavior Change is not easy. Eye's on the prize!

Here are several reasons why you should take regular breaks at work.

It's the halfway hump.  Let's get over it together.

From stretching routinely after meetings to taking walks during breaks, there are several routines and exercises to improve your posture at work.

It's week two.  Use these tips to keep going.

Starting an exercise program can be intimidating, use these tips to get you over the hump.

Atlas IPS named to the List of Michigan’s Best and Brightest in Wellness Winners in 2021.

What is one way that you are keeping your employees healthy and productive?

Workers emotional health and the importance of how mental health can affect workplace performance.

Mental illnesses such as depression are also associated with higher rates of injury/disability along with unemployment.

Mental illnesses such as depression are also associated with higher rates of injury/disability along with unemployment.

10 Ergonomic Teaching Tips to Help Employees Get Maximum Health Results.

How do you measure the success of your employee safety programs?

Watch this short video with Brittney for tips on staying hydrated.

Lack of awareness issues are the leading cause of injury on many job sites.  What tactics are you using to keep your workers focused and mindful on the job?

As some workers remain remote and others return to the workplace, what strategies are you using to keep an aging workforce healthy?

Keep those workers COOL! Learn to recognition Heat Exposure and some tips to keep your workers safe on the job site.

Are you part of the 40% of the population that experiences Sciatica at some point in their adult life.

As long as I am standing my body postures don’t matter as much.

Are you sitting most of the day for your job? Are you experiencing back pain while you sit?  Are you sitting right? 

Everyone needs to have a sit‐stand workstation.

Here are 9 Workplace Safety Tips for Dangerous Jobs

Sit to Stand Workstations - Sitting is bad for me so I should stand all day.

The Strain Index is a tool used when you need to calculate the risk of developing a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) in hand intensive work.

Our offer is simple. If you have 10,000 or more US-based office workers and will exclusively use Atlas for your telephonic and/or onsite assessments, you can use our software for free.

What drives excellent safety programs?  Leadership is what builds the culture of a successful ergonomics program. 

Here are some quick tips and 3rd party tools to help your safety team select the right ergonomic assessment tool.

The WISHA Lifting Calculator is a very effective and practical risk assessment tool for manual material handling tasks in the workplace.

When implementing ergonomic solutions to control injury risk consider the Hierarchy of Ergonomic Controls.

Looking for a quick, simple, easy to use table to assess ergonomic job hazards?  Consider using The Liberty Mutual Tables.

Here are some quick tips when completing discomfort surveys with your employees.

Atlas Director Kris Corbett joins a panel of safety experts to discuss Situational Awareness on the worksite.

AtlasWork™ was designed to break communication silos and outdated paradigms surrounding ergonomics, return-to-work, and how information is shared about labor intensive work.

When we developed AtlasWork™, we did so with the goals of breaking the assumption of remote services and reducing the cost to analyze ergonomic risk, as well as developing solutions.

Research says it takes 66 days to create a new habit but we say do it until you begin to crave the reward.  

To be clear, we are not saying that lawyers are bad people. However, a lawyer can turn a good day into a bad day for an employer by challenging the legality of a business practice.  

Steve and Atlas President Jim Landsman discuss how he navigated the pandemic as a business leader, contracting the Covid virus himself, and living through the nightmare.  

Regular exercise is essential for everyone under normal circumstances but even more important during these times.

10 Lessons Learned by a COVID Survivor

Therapist Versus Ergonomist for Home Office Evaluations

The lifestyle changes that have been brought about by sheltering at home can take a large toll on us, both mentally and physically. 

We are all under a tremendous amount of stress during this COVID-19 crisis.  As we acknowledge Stress Awareness Month here is some information on recognizing and dealing with stress.

Solutions available to help you maintain productivity during this crisis.

Here is our position on the current COVID-19 crisis and our actions to health and safety protocols.

Here are a few tips on how you build ergonomics into your home work area.

Read our contribution to American Recycle Magazine on taking steps to protect your most important assets, your employees.

Have you ever considered the effect mindful living can have on the safety, injury rates, productivity and overall well-being of your employees?

By the time most of us recognize the need for change, unhealthy behaviors have already become deeply ingrained habits.

Join us for a Jan. Webinar:
"26,000 Employees Teach Us the Top 5 Things an Office Ergonomics Program MUST Have"

Read our recent article in Professional Safety Journal Magazine on the relationship between demographics and discomfort in the truck driving industry.

Either approach to address office ergonomics is fine, no matter what people say. At Atlas we have consultants in over 15,000 locations to assist if needed. 

Using a physical therapist to address discomfort within the office environment is often the best choice for several reasons. 

Leave it to ergonomics professionals with experience to quickly and accurately assess jobs.

One of the keys to good ergonomic design standards is using relevant anthropometric data.

“What do you get when you put 20 software programmers in a room?” This sounds like the beginning of a joke, but for those spending countless hours on a computer in pain, the punch line isn’t funny. The obvious answer to the question is “simply more software.”  

One of our goals at Atlas is to make ergonomics simple and less complex and intimidating.

The key to effectively implementing a solution enterprise wide is to pilot and test the solution prior to moving forward with implementation.

While a JDA sounds better than sliced bread, a typical JDA also usually comes with three weaknesses that restrict it from providing its maximum benefit.

Our own Kris Corbett explains the importance of an individual's overall wellness, stress level, listening skills, injury risk and safety in the workplace. 

Our own Tony Silva highlights the importance of Early Intervention and ergonomics to help laundries improve efficiency.

Of all our injury prevention solutions, post-offer pre-employment physical function screens provide the highest level of legal anxiety for current and potential clients.

When it comes to workplace injury, soft tissue massage is considered first aid for record keeping purposes no matter who provides it.

Do you know your numbers?  Learn more and support High Blood Pressure Awareness Month.

May is Employee Health & Fitness Month.  Learn more.

One of the difficulties with stress is that people experience stress in different ways. Although stress isn’t avoidable, it is manageable.

Recently I stated one of our guiding principles is ‘Ergonomics Is Not The Only Answer.’ The risk in making such a statement is leading people to believe it is okay to leave ergonomics out of the solution set. The truth is—doing so is as risky as believing ergonomics is the only answer.

If you are interested in exploring your options for launching an office ergonomics program, please contact us. We support office ergonomics programs of some of the largest organizations in the world.

What is your office ergonomics philosophy?  

Do you believe software can provide the complete solution, or is human contact required at some level of risk? If you answered human contact is required, our philosophies align. 

When we launched our company in May 2002, we named it Atlas Ergonomics. We did so because our focus was solely on office ergonomics software, services, and the use of a patent-pending process for call centers. 

Injury prevention solutions come in all shapes and sizes. Our approach conflicts with the views of some in the industry because we believe there is no single right answer.