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| August 2008 Issue 1 |
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To be fit or not so fit - What is fitness? What is fitness for work?
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Having just watched the 2008 Wimbledon final a few weeks ago, we may well ask, - "fitness" is on a continuum - most of us near one end, and the few dedicated souls at the other looking amazonian or like something out of a greek myth.
Fitness for work is one big hot potato, but it can be made more easily manageable by asking what do we really mean by being fit.
My PE teacher drilled it into us - FIT for WHAT?
This is the question we need to ask.
FIT for WHAT?
There is no point in asking whether someone is fit without qualifying the question. Fit for what purpose - for work, for sport, for sitting on the sofa?
The first part of the answer for us is probably that broad actviity we call "work". But this still doesn't really help much. Depending on a person's job, the question still has way too many possible answers.
So, to find out is someone is fit for work we need to consider what that work involves. It could involve many or all of the following plus others.
- physical tasks
- mental tasks
- skilled tasks
- concentration
- emotional control
Click here to read the full article >>
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| Featured Resources |
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Sometimes it can be hard to know where to start with trying to get someone back to work after back pain or an injury.
The latest evidence is that the most effective way is with "stepped" approach, that is using the simplest intervention firts and only using more sophisticated methods if really necessary.
My short ABC for RTW (return to work) is an ideal reminder to have on your desk, or notice board. So when that heartsink feeling hits again with yet another absence, count to 10 and look at the ABC, and see if it makes it just a little easier.
Click here for more >>ABC for RTW
News Round Up:
Back Care Awareness Week 4th -10th October 2008
"Believe you can do it" Click here for more details
Lack of accurate record keeping hampers efforts to manage sickness absence, Occupational Health, July 2008, Vol 60, No 7 Find out more
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Dear {!name},
Welcome to the very first edition of the Work Performance Programme Newsletter - "Keeping People Working".
Each month I will be bringing you a selection of my latest articles to help you navigate the day to day issues of return to work and dealing with MSDs (musculoskeletal disorders), and pointing you to resources.
Whether you are in HR, H&S, Case Managment or you are a health professional there should be something of interest. Do contact me with your suggestions for things you would like to see covered in future issues.
Happy Reading!
Heather Watson MCSP
Director
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