by Dennis Downing | Jun 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dennis Downing | May 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dennis Downing | May 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dennis Downing | Apr 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dennis Downing | Apr 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dennis Downing | Apr 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
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. ...
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