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How to Incorporate Chair Yoga Into Your Winter Wellness Routine

For some people, winter is not just cold—it’s downright uncomfortable. Cold temperatures can lead to increased stiffness in muscles, tendons and joints. Because of this, it should be no surprise that winter is generally associated with increased musculoskeletal symptoms. Musculoskeletal pain commonly affects bones, muscles and soft tissue, but connective tissues like ligaments, tendons and…

3 Sharp Topics for Improving Off-the-Job Safety in January

January is often a time when people are focused on going back to work after the holidays. But they should still be thinking about off-the-job safety too since the majority of incidents happen away from work when people tend to be less attentive to safety risks and hazards. January blues January and February are the…

Two Major Considerations for Off-The-Job Safety in November

November ushers in a rush of holiday preparations along with several seasonal risks. Relevant toolbox talks could include discussions on Thanksgiving, Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, the “Tie One On for Safety” campaign, disease prevention, and carbon monoxide poisoning. However, recognizing that workers may face additional challenges in their personal lives during this period, introducing two…

Does the “Fall Back” Time Change Impact Safety?

The safety impacts of spring daylight saving time (DST) are well noted since an hour of sleep is lost. But what about the effects of the end of daylight saving time in the autumn? “Fall back, spring forward” is how you remember which way the clocks go in most of North America at this time.…