All Posts in Category: Awareness & Education

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The Importance of Personal Protective Equipment at Work

With the rising rates of fatal injuries, safety has become a priority for many employers. They are realizing the importance of personal protective equipment (PPE) and providing proper PPE for their staff. While correct posture and ergonomic workstations can prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders, PPE can prevent immediate life-threatening injuries. Workers in high-risk industries such as […]

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How to Reduce Vibration?

Vibration hazards in the workplace are a group of hand-arm injuries that can happen in any industry. Hand-held power equipment such as chainsaws, grinders, and hedge trimmers can transmit their vibration to the hand. Extended exposure to these tools can cause damage to the arm muscles and hinder employees from working. So knowing how to […]

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How to Prevent Overuse Injuries?

Overuse injuries, also known as repetitive strain injuries, can occur in any industry. Workers experience them from awkward body positions and repetitive movements for long periods. While they primarily affect the fingers, hands, and wrists, they can appear in other body parts and reduce productivity.ย  Knowing how to prevent injuries in the workplace is one […]

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The Value of Workplace Athletic Trainers

To the casual observer, athletic trainers are just the people who run onto the field after an athlete gets injured. Few may be aware of the fact that even in organized sports, an athletic trainerโ€™s job continues throughout the rest of the week, both on and off the field, in order to ensure the well-being and safety of each team member. Much like professional athletes, industrial workersย stand to benefit greatly fromย the help and expertise ofย workplace athletic trainers.

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Early Intervention At Work: Supporting Employee Self-Care

As one of the most significant public health challenges of our time, preventable health conditionsย continue to drive unprecedentedly high rates of injuries, missed work days, and premature deathsโ€”yet the CDC reports that Americans are only using preventive services at about half the recommended rate. Why are these services not being utilized? The problem is often […]

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What Safe + Sound Week Means To Us

At BIOKINETIX, our goal is to help businesses show their commitment to safety. The creators of both OSHAโ€™s Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs and NSCโ€™s Journey to Safety Excellence have identified 3 key components that are essential to the success of any occupational safety program: Management leadership Worker participation A systematic approach to […]

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Both Feet on The Ground: The Risks of Occupational Standing

In the context of occupational health, standing is often framed as something employees arenโ€™t getting enough of. This applies largely to sedentary work environments, where standing desks have become a popular intervention to get workers out of their seats and mitigate the physical effects of sitting. Thatโ€™s not to deny the benefits of standingโ€”it allows for physical freedom and greater mobility. And compared with the debilitating effects of slips, trips, and falls in the workplace, standing for long hours at a time seems a mild risk at best. However, the evidence shows that for industrial workers, prolonged standing can be equally as harmful as prolonged sitting. (moreโ€ฆ)

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Good Nutrition Boosts Employee Productivity

Itโ€™s no secret that when employees show up to work at less than 100%, theyโ€™re less engaged and less productive. Presenteeism is more than just working while sickโ€”contributing causes such as stress, mood disorders, or fatigue are often underreported and may not necessarily be related to work. Although sometimes difficult to quantify, poor on-the-job performance […]

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Podcast: BIOKINETIX CEO Jon Kabance Discusses Injury Prevention on US Foods Radio

Jon discussesย the modern, effective methods of reducing workplace injuries with Susan Anderson from US Foods Radio. In an industrial work environment, the rigors and repetitive stress of physical tasks can cause significant wear and tear on the body. The best way to prevent this stress from turning into injury or illnessย is with aย preventative health approach: […]

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Prevent Occupational Hearing Loss

In an industrial work environment, at-risk behaviors such as poor posture and improper eye protectionย can be observed and corrected almost immediately.ย But another critical aspect of workplaceย safetyย often goes undetected– untilย the damage is already done. In the U.S.,ย 22 million workers per year are at risk of occupational hearing lossย [5]. Hearing damage typically occurs painlessly and progressively, but frequent and repeated exposure toย high noise levels in the workplaceย can result in permanent hearing loss.ย Due to numerous sources of noise hazards such asย heavy machinery and power tools, the mining, manufacturing, and construction industries experience the most incidences of work-induced hearing damage [1].ย Although completely preventable, it has remained one of the most prevalent occupational health concerns for nearly three decades.

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