Backsafe^® Blog

If New Orleans is called The Big Easy for its easy going way of life, 2020 can be called The Big Un-Easy for the relentless disruption to people’s lives throughout the world. You name it, whether it be our work lives or personal lives, predictability seems to be only...

One of the benefits of being in management for 37 years is the insight gained on how to create a high production, high morale, and low injury rate culture. Years ago, when first promoted to a management position, the company I was with at the time had a pretty nasty...

During this busy season, it’s impossible to avoid standing still for long periods of time… Consider waiting in line at the post office… Standing in the kitchen creating confectionery delights… Wrapping gifts for hours on end… Standing ovations at your...

One of the most valuable pieces of advice I have come across in my life is to always keep your attention on your GOAL and not the barriers to accomplishing it. Every worthwhile goal or endeavor has its barriers. The most prized accomplishments are usually those...

We live in the age of electronics! Entertainment, our work, and instantaneous communication with the world are at our finger tips via computers and smart telephones. The work related and personal benefits to our quality of life are amazing and I for one would never...

There is a Chinese proverb that reads “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” This sage advice can apply to many things in our lives. Who doesn’t look in their life’s rearview mirror at times, with a clearer vision of what could...

On April 29, I will be in Ohio, speaking at the Annual Warehouse Education and Resource Council (WERC) Conference. A Warehousing and Distribution client and I will be presenting a case study on the significant financial benefits of effectively reducing back and...

Coaches are always telling athletes that the first thing that goes (weakens) are their legs—and one can’t compete with weak leg muscles! One of the Backsafe® Rules to protect our backs from injury is to use our “elevator” or leg muscles rather than our backs when...

It is that time of year—again—when we look back to assess the previous 12 months and to project what will be in store for us over the next 12 months. I love January because it demands a conscious choice: do we hit the restart button or just hit the “keep it rolling”...

“School’s Out” (for summer) by Alice Cooper is an anthem song for kids signifying the freedom of their summer break from school. As we approach the end of summer and the beginning of a brand new school year, I think a celebratory bookend song might be "School...

Recently one of our trainers (Dr. Paula) visited a new customer to conduct our pre-training onsite assessment at a pallet manufacturing company in order to customize the Bionomic Training workshops for this facility.  In reviewing the assessment, our Lead Trainer...

A paraphrase of a John Lennon lyric is “aging is what happens when you’re busy making other plans”. People seem to be extremely busy living life nowadays.  We work, manage families and households, we tackle problems that life deals us, we play, and even relax from...

Our last article centered on companies using the “life changing” marketing ploy in their advertising as a new way to endear their products to new prospective buyers.   It got me wondering what is making these ad companies presume that we all need our lives...

Last week I swear I heard an ad on the radio about how a company’s oil change was life changing!  I started laughing because what I hadn’t realized until I heard that, is that “life changing” is the buzz word in marketing today.  Life changing diets, teeth whitening,...

Probably every young person has, at one time or another, heard “Well dear, that is just the ‘way of the world’”. This response is a catch-all response for things that are hard to explain; aren’t pleasant; or for things that have been a certain way for a long time for...