How does starting a departmental conversation on ergonomics turn into a $50 prize? In Jack Krous’s case, his division business manager gave the LBNL IT professional a Hero Card because of his proactive problem solving approach related to ergonomics. The benefit to the department was having a conversation on a wider scale to raise awareness about preventing and alleviating repetitive stress injuries. The benefit to Jack - who promptly registered the Hero Card - was that it made him eligible to win the raffle. Jack was one of two winners in the second quarter drawing.
With the next quarterly drawing coming up it’s a great time to dig out those Hero Cards from the back of your wallet or desk drawer and award one to your favorite safety hero. If you are the lucky recipient be sure to register your card as described on the back of the card and pass it along promptly to someone who is safe-ing the day. Hero Cards are available from [email protected].
Before leaving the topic of ergonomics, two top tips are: if you sit at a desk most of your work day the most important things you can do are make sure your work space is set up for optimal ergonomics, and get as much movement into your day as you can. Give those sitting muscles a break! For more information visit LBNL’s ergo website: https://sites.google.com/a/lbl.gov/lbnl-ergonomics/
