by Joe Copeland | Mar 14, 2019 | PowerLift Blog
Why limit safe lifting training to the workplace? Good lifting habits are a lifestyle and have global impact. That is to say, the habits aren’t left at the workplace after the shift is over. At work, the employee benefits from the peer-trainer relationship. He or she...
by Joe Copeland | Feb 19, 2019 | PowerLift Blog
“Culture is a living thing, powered by, and kept up to date by the people who are encouraged to be, in a meaningful way, part of it.” Micah Taylor, Forbes Peggy, whom we quoted in an earlier post, said that her success is the product of 3 years of training, review,...
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by Joe Copeland | Feb 7, 2019 | PowerLift Blog
Let’s face it: there exists in most companies, an “us against them” mindset between operations and corporate levels. Which means that, if corporate hands down a safety training program, it won’t stick. Because the average worker will feel like the training is being...
by Joe Copeland | Jan 16, 2019 | PowerLift Blog
If the answer is “corporate,” or “the safety department,” chances are that any success you have is marginal – and temporary – at best. Peggy, the safety manager for a global automobile manufacturer, says, “If corporate owns it, it’s not sustainable. A safe...
by Joe Copeland | Jan 7, 2019 | PowerLift Blog
Let’s be really blunt: most safety training programs do not work. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 1 million workers suffer from back injuries on the job every year. Improper lifting techniques account for 3 out of 4 back injuries in the workplace....
by Joe Copeland | Oct 30, 2018 | PowerLift Blog
It isn’t hard to agree that EMS and firefighters in the United States have one of the most dangerous occupations in the country. Especially when you hear that over 50% of prehospital providers will have a back injury during their career. Whether it be putting out a...
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