Let safety lead the way at workplace
With growing companies like Amazon and Wal-Mart there are many such warehouses and hypermarkets, where people work long shifts and have to carry out different tasks such as lifting moderate weights, pushing and pulling carts or different heavy equipment , walking for quite a long distance, standing through-out their 8-10 hours shift. These tasks, if done inappropriately, can give rise to some of the musculoskeletal problems, which, depending on the age and body type of an individual could lead to chronic conditions if they are not taken care of. Some of the most common conditions we see due to poor ergonomics in such work environment are Low back pain, Neck/back muscle pull, Shoulder pull, rotator cuff tendonitis, knee pain, hip pain, plantar fasciitis, and many more. So, main purpose of this blog is to guide you how to effectively carry out your tasks with proper posture and good ergonomic techniques. First, before starting your work take 5-7 mins to do gentle warm-up exercis