--- title: Employ Health Blog | workplace health description: workplace health | --- - [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/workplace-health) # workplace-health ## [Cedar Meats - The risks for COVID-19 in the workplace hit home](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/cedar-meats-the-risks-for-covid-19-in-the-workplace-hit-home) ![Ryan Tiernan](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/hubfs/018A5117.jpg) Ryan Tiernan 7 May, 2020 ![](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/hubfs/images.jpeg) **The Cedar Meats cluster shines a blowtorch on how to reopen following an outbreak.** [Proactive](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/proactive) [risk management](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/risk-management) [workplace health](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/workplace-health) [hierarchy of controls](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/hierarchy-of-controls) [0 comment(s)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/cedar-meats-the-risks-for-covid-19-in-the-workplace-hit-home#comments-listing) [Read More >](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/cedar-meats-the-risks-for-covid-19-in-the-workplace-hit-home) ## [10 Ways a Business Will Save Money through Workplace Health & Occupational Physiotherapy](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/10-ways-business-will-save-money-workplace-health-physiotherapy) ![Ryan Tiernan](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/hubfs/018A5117.jpg) Ryan Tiernan 12 October, 2017 Work-related musculoskeletal injury costs the Australian economy $28billion per year. The average cost of a musculoskeletal claim in Queensland is $7049 – and that’s just the statutory costs. It doesn’t take into account the cost your business\[…\] [occupational physiotherapy](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/occupational-physiotherapy) [workplace health](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/workplace-health) [workplace health innovation](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/workplace-health-innovation) [Health & Wellness](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/health-wellness) [injury prevention](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/injury-prevention) [return on investment](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/return-on-investment) [workplace injury](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/workplace-injury) [0 comment(s)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/10-ways-business-will-save-money-workplace-health-physiotherapy#comments-listing) [Read More >](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/10-ways-business-will-save-money-workplace-health-physiotherapy) ## [Rapid Response Physio Phone Service](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/rapid-response-physio-phone-service) ![Ryan Tiernan](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/hubfs/018A5117.jpg) Ryan Tiernan 14 June, 2017 #### **What is Rapid Response Physio?** Employ Health’s rapid response physio service will provide physiotherapy assessment and triage delivered by the phone. Where appropriate we will work with the employer to provide occupational interventions if required.\[…\] [digital health](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/digital-health) [workplace health](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/workplace-health) [workplace health innovation](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/workplace-health-innovation) [telehealth](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/telehealth) [0 comment(s)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/rapid-response-physio-phone-service#comments-listing) [Read More >](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/rapid-response-physio-phone-service) ## [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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Over the past decade we have seen a rise in automation of tasks traditionally\[…\] [digital health](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/digital-health) [workplace health](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/workplace-health) [workplace health innovation](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/workplace-health-innovation) [telehealth](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/telehealth) [workplace physiotherapy](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/tag/workplace-physiotherapy) [0 comment(s)](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/future-workplace-health#comments-listing) [Read More >](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/future-workplace-health) ## ['Loading' – it’s not just for computer programs.](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/1032-2) ![Ryan Tiernan](https://blog.employhealth.com.au/hubfs/018A5117.jpg) Ryan Tiernan 26 August, 2016 Why would the body keep the muscle mass of Arnold Schwarzenegger (in his heyday) when the most physical demand of the day is walking to and from the car? 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