FIT FOR WORK AWARD

 

 New and hot off the press, the solution to a burgeoning workers compensation bill. Read all about it on this link. It outlines the case for moving heaven and earth to keep your staff fit and healthy.

http://www.millerhealth.com.au/fit_for_work/index.htm

The link today is to the Fit-for-Work assessment workbook.

http://www.millerhealth.com.au/fit_for_work/assessment.pdf

You can see for yourself some of the key the parameters that I believe need to be measured to determine the MUSCULO-SKELETAL HEALTH RISK that organisations carry when staff are

-     lacking the strength to do every day tasks without breaking down

-     lacking flexibility and

-     are already suffering from bones that are out of alignment

-     are over weight

-     don't have a regular strength training program and

-     don't have a regular flexibility training program. 

By far and away, most musculo-skeletal pain in workplaces (particularly lower back pain) is personally-generated. It's a fitness problem.

Likely as not, your workers compensation insurer will treat it as a medical problem and authorise the use of your funds for treatments that involve rubbing, crunching, heating, vibrating and doping, oblivious to the fact that most musculo-skeletal pain is not caused by a lack of rubbing, crunching, heating, vibrating or doping.

IN A NUTSHELL a very high proportion of workers compensation claims are for problems generated by a lack of fitness, particularly a lack of strength and flexibility. You can't solve a fitness problem with a medical or para-medical solution. It's a waste of time and money.

And why wouldn't you put in place a system that stopped the problem from occurring in the first place?

Here's the link again to the Fit-for-Work assessment.

http://www.millerhealth.com.au/fit_for_work/assessment.pdf

 

Let me know how you how well you score on it yourself.

 

Then if you think I can be helpful in bringing down your workers compensation costs, give me a call (612) 6288 7703 (Australia) or send me a reply email.

I'm happy to come and see you and take you and a group of your staff through the Global Back Care Musculo-skeletal Health Program that includes the measure of risk and the Fit-for-Work Award.

 

FIT-FOR-WORK AWARD

Included in the workbook is the Fit-for-Work Award. It's a simple fitness award you can use to gauge the fitness of your staff for the work they do - at the same time inspiring them to become fitter and healthier.

 

Regards and best wishes

 

John Miller