TWH 5: What’s Sitting Got to Do with It?

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• Corporate Authors:
  Oregon Health & Science Universtiy. Oregon Healthy Workforce Center
• Description:
  Today's safety committee meeting is about jobs that involve sitting for much of the day. About 70% of people sit for over six hours a day. Total daily sitting time is correlated with increased risk of early mortality and developing heart disease. Prolonged sitting can increase discomfort related to neck and back pain and even cause injuries. Prolonged sitting is harmful even if you exercise regularly. Moving is good for the brain and can stimulate creativity. Here are some ways we can decrease our sitting time and still get our work done: Get up and move around at least once every 30 minutes. If you sit for most of the day, look into a sit-stand computer and desk arrangement. If you don't have the budget to buy one, be creative in finding ways to move and do more tasks standing or moving. Make sure you get help to most comfortably and effectively use your sit-stand station. Take walking meetings. Take the stairs rather than the elevator. Stand when talking on the phone or other suitable tasks. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Back Pain Health Promotion Information Dissemination Injury Prevention MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Occupational Health Services Physical Exercise Safety Education Total Worker Health TWH

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• Publisher:
  Oregon Health & Science University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Teaching Materials
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053866
• Citation:
  Health Impacts Safety: Safety Meeting Guide. Portland, OR: Oregon Health & Science University, 2015 Mar; :1-2
• Email:
  montgomd@ohsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Health Impacts Safety: Safety Meeting Guide
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2b01ac4672402005ab28c202ef2705d650059c8774e5291d94725b133a8f8da178bcf84802e1bc22ec6531bf260afd439f02fb02be7d19ed8c44c632563ceacf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216552/cdc_216552_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 88.44 KB ]