June is NATIONAL EMPLOYEE WELLNESS month!

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...

Take a load off…backpack style!

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...

How to Lift a Child Safely…

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...