Backsafe^® Blog

A new generation of proactive, workers' compensation and risk management professionals are reaping the benefits of a more balanced strategy of controlling workers compensation costs.Historically it was believed that workers compensation costs could only be contained...

Many of you have read our workers' comp related newsletters for many years. A general theme that we try to communicate is how to control the myriad of costs associated with workers' comp especially those caused by back injuries and other sprain/strains.The workers'...

Custodial/janitorial personnel experience a lot of material handling and repetitive activities daily.  Recently we encountered a hospital janitor who was about to file an injury claim because of a painful wrist.  He attended our Backsafe® workshop and reported that...

It is summertime, a time when outdoor activity increases significantly.  It is the season for barbeques, beaches, yard work, golf and perhaps just settling in a lawn chaise to read a good book. None of these activities are pleasurable when you have a painful back!  Do...

Where are the muscles that move your fingers and why is it important to know?  They are in your forearm.  These muscles transition into tendons that go through the wrist joint and attach to your finger bones—in layman’s terms. “Keep your wrists straight while typing”...

Did you know that June is National Employee Wellness Month?  FIT has been preventing back injuries within corporate America now for 17 years by imbuing a wellness approach to workers’ comp cost abatement.  We have focused our programs (Backsafe® and Sittingsafe®) on...

Posted May 19, 2010 by backsafe® Many of us who sit and work at a computer all day may not realize it, but how we go about this can dramatically affect our quality of life. Neck, shoulder, wrist, back pain and even mild or acute headaches can be the result of having...

Posted May 3, 2010 by backsafe® During one of our recent Sittingsafe® ergonomic training sessions an employee told me about her 12-year-old daughter and the backpack that she lugs to and from school everyday.  This particular youngster, according to her mother, was...

Workers' Comp, Safety and "Us vs. Them" Syndrome Several years ago while on a business trip to Washington, D.C. I had the opportunity to meet the Vice President of the United States. We shook hands and said hello. My immediate thought was, "Uh oh, please don't let...

Posted April 9, 2010 by backsafe® On a recent visit to the grocery store I saw a mother lifting her young child from the car seat—specifically the middle, back seat.  My back ached just watching her bend, twist and lift all while being in a compromised position.  Here...

John Lennon, Myopia and the Power of Decision Posted April 2, 2010 by backsafe® John Lennon wrote in his song “Beautiful Boy”:  “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans”.  I remember these lyrics from years ago and found them to be quite profound. ...

We are excited to launch our new Backsafe® blog! Especially since April is INJURY PREVENTION MONTH! Future Industrial Technologies, Inc. is a worldwide leader in Injury Prevention training. Our practical workshops (Backsafe® and Sittingsafe®) and one-on-one training...

The Worker's Compensation Committees at the National Conference of Insurance Legislators unanimously approved a resolution supporting ergonomics guidelines for nursing homes and encouraging such facilities to use alternative mechanical lifting methods. OSHA suggests...

Corporations and government agencies alike have been diligently trying to controlworkers compensation losses. This exercise has continued for decades only to witness one crisis after another andnew versions of government reform. There have been many that, despite...