--- title: Employ Health Blog | injury prevention (2) description: injury prevention | (2) --- - [About Us](http://www.employhealth.com.au/about-us/) - [Injury Management](http://www.employhealth.com.au/contact-us/#) - [Onsite Physiotherapy](http://www.employhealth.com.au/onsite-physiotherapy/) - [Fitness for Work](http://www.employhealth.com.au/fitness-for-work/) - [Job Dictionary](http://www.employhealth.com.au/job-dictionary/) - [Injury Prevention](http://www.employhealth.com.au/contact-us/#) - [Pre-Employment](http://www.employhealth.com.au/pre-employment-screening/) - [Workstation ergonomic assessment](http://www.employhealth.com.au/workstation-ergonomic-assessments/) - [Manual Handling Training](http://www.employhealth.com.au/manual-handling-training/) - [Preventive Rehabilitation (PREHAB)](http://www.employhealth.com.au/preventive-rehabilitation/) - [Group Exercise And Personal Training](http://www.employhealth.com.au/group-exercise-personal-training/) - [Workplace Screening Audiometry](http://www.employhealth.com.au/workplace-screening-audiometry/) - [Training](http://www.employhealth.com.au/manual-handling-training/) - [Manual Handling Training](http://www.employhealth.com.au/manual-handling-training/) - [Supervisor Training](http://www.employhealth.com.au/manual-handling-training/supervisor-training/) - [Healthy Eating & Nutrition Workshops](http://www.employhealth.com.au/manual-handling-training/healthy-eating-nutrition-workshops/) - [Health & Wellness](http://www.employhealth.com.au/health-and-wellness/) - [Active Office](http://www.employhealth.com.au/health-and-wellness/active-office/) - [Contact Us](http://www.employhealth.com.au/contact-us/) [Client Login](https://my.smartabase.com/employhealth/) [![Employ Health](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/hubfs/EmployHealth-Jan2018/Images/logo.png)](http://www.employhealth.com.au/) - [About Us](http://www.employhealth.com.au/about-us/) - [Our Services](http://www.employhealth.com.au/#) - Injury Management - [Onsite Physiotherapy](http://www.employhealth.com.au/onsite-physiotherapy/) - [Fitness for Work](http://www.employhealth.com.au/fitness-for-work/) - [Rapid Response](http://www.employhealth.com.au/rapid-response/) - [Job Dictionary](http://www.employhealth.com.au/job-dictionary/) - Injury Prevention - [Pre-Employment](http://www.employhealth.com.au/pre-employment-screening/) - [Workstation Ergonomic Assessments](http://www.employhealth.com.au/workstation-ergonomic-assessments/) - [Manual Handling Training](http://www.employhealth.com.au/manual-handling-training/) - [Preventive Rehabilitation (PREHAB)](http://www.employhealth.com.au/preventive-rehabilitation/) - [Dynamic Warm Up/Stretching Program](http://www.employhealth.com.au/dynamic-warm-upstretching-program/) - [Workplace Screening Audiometry](http://www.employhealth.com.au/workplace-screening-audiometry/) - Health and Wellness - [Health & Wellness programs](http://www.employhealth.com.au/health-and-wellness/) - [Safety and Wellness TV](http://www.employhealth.com.au/safety-and-wellness/) - [Active Office](http://www.employhealth.com.au/health-and-wellness/active-office/) - [Blog](http://www.employhealth.com.au/blog) - [Contact](http://www.employhealth.com.au/contact-us/) - [Join Us](http://www.employhealth.com.au/join-us/) Share this on - Facebook - Twitter - Pinterest - LinkedIn - Google+ - [Email](mailto:?body=https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/injury-prevention) # injury-prevention ## [Don’t run a workplace wellness program](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/dont-run-workplace-wellness-program) ![Ryan Tiernan](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/hubfs/018A5117.jpg) Ryan Tiernan 24 August, 2017 ![](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Employ-Health-AL-Active-office-300x169.jpg) “Wait. What? Don’t run a wellness program? But Workplace wellness can improve productivity, reduce injuries, reduce absenteeism, help us retain staff and enhance our corporate reputation.” Yes, that’s what I am saying – DON’T RUN A WELLNESS PROGRAM.\[…\] [health and wellness](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/health-and-wellness) [Health & Wellness](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/health-wellness) [injury prevention](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/injury-prevention) [0 comment(s)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/dont-run-workplace-wellness-program#comments-listing) [Read More >](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/dont-run-workplace-wellness-program) ## [Back Care on the Fly: Part 1](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/back-care-fly-part-1) ![Ryan Tiernan](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/hubfs/018A5117.jpg) Ryan Tiernan 15 August, 2017 **8 Spinal Pain Management Tips for Busy Professionals** [Health & Wellness](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/health-wellness) [injury prevention](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/injury-prevention) [0 comment(s)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/back-care-fly-part-1#comments-listing) [Read More >](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/back-care-fly-part-1) ## [5 Tips for Improving Truck Driver Health & Injury Prevention](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/5-tips-improving-truck-driver-health-injury-prevention) ![Ryan Tiernan](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/hubfs/018A5117.jpg) Ryan Tiernan 6 July, 2017 ![](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/hubfs/Copy%20of%20LinkedIn%20Side%20Curved%20Template%20(2).jpg) Truck drivers are an integral part of Australia’s economy. Without the highly valued work they perform our supermarkets wouldn’t be stocked, our homes would be without furniture and our petrol stations wouldn’t have any petrol. Yet, due to the long\[…\] [truck driving](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/truck-driving) [workplace health innovation](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/workplace-health-innovation) [driver](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/driver) [driving](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/driving) [Health & Wellness](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/health-wellness) [injury prevention](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/injury-prevention) [telehealth](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/telehealth) [workplace heath](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/workplace-heath) [0 comment(s)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/5-tips-improving-truck-driver-health-injury-prevention#comments-listing) [Read More >](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/5-tips-improving-truck-driver-health-injury-prevention) ## [Stand up Desks: Your Questions Answered](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/stand-desks-questions-answered) ![Ryan Tiernan](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/hubfs/018A5117.jpg) Ryan Tiernan 28 June, 2017 Stand up desk have grown exponentially in popularity in recent years. While there is still argument about whether they are the future way of working or just a fad, few have had a deeper look at the evidence. Below I have attempted to answer the\[…\] [Stand up desks](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/stand-up-desks) [Varidesk](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/varidesk) [Health & Wellness](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/health-wellness) [injury prevention](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/injury-prevention) [Sit/stand workstation](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/sitstand-workstation) [0 comment(s)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/stand-desks-questions-answered#comments-listing) [Read More >](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/stand-desks-questions-answered) ## [The Sports Model: Managing workplace injuries in the professional era](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/the-sports-model-managing-workplace-injuries-in-the-professional-era) ![Ryan Tiernan](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/hubfs/018A5117.jpg) Ryan Tiernan 26 June, 2017 Prior to professionalism, workplace injuries and professional sports injuries were managed a very similar way – injury occurs, commence rehab, return to sport/work. However, the era of professionalism sent injury management in sport down a\[…\] [risk management](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/risk-management) [Health & Wellness](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/health-wellness) [injury prevention](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/injury-prevention) [0 comment(s)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/the-sports-model-managing-workplace-injuries-in-the-professional-era#comments-listing) [Read More >](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/the-sports-model-managing-workplace-injuries-in-the-professional-era) ## [Injury Rates in Shift Workers](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/injury-rates-shift-workers) ![Ryan Tiernan](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/hubfs/018A5117.jpg) Ryan Tiernan 24 May, 2017 A report published by Safe Work Australia in 2016 outlines that people who work shifts have more than double the risk of being injured at work than non-shift workers. 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This means that with an ageing population we also have an ageing working population as people are remaining in employment for longer. Whilst this has benefits for both\[…\] [risk management](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/risk-management) [Ageing workforce](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/ageing-workforce) [Falls](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/falls) [injury prevention](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/injury-prevention) [0 comment(s)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/falls-ageing-workforce#comments-listing) [Read More >](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/falls-ageing-workforce) [Previous](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/injury-prevention/page/1) [All posts](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/all) [Next](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/injury-prevention/page/3) ### Categories - [injury prevention (36)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/injury-prevention) - [Health & Wellness (27)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/health-wellness) - [risk management (20)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/risk-management) - [Prevention (9)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/prevention) - [Work Injury (9)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/work-injury) - 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