--- title: Injury Prevention Basics for the Employee description: Injury prevention strategies for the worker apply at home and work! 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Individuals can help limit injury in the workplace, at home, and during physical activities. These seven points will help you as an individual decrease your chance of injury.  # **1. Regular Exercise** - Engage in regular physical activity such as resistance training or cardio to build strength, flexibility, and balance, which can reduce the risk of injuries during daily activities.  - Exercise is crucial to maintain a healthy body and helps your muscular and cardiovascular health. # **2. Avoid Overexertion** - Pace yourself during physically demanding tasks and take breaks when needed. - Make sure not to lift, push, pull, or carry loads more than you can handle. # **3. Adequate Rest** - Ensure that you get sufficient sleep, usually 6-8 hours, to prevent fatigue-related injuries. - Adequate rest is also essential for staying awake and alert while working and driving. # **4. Hygiene and Safety Awareness** - Practice good hand hygiene by washing your hands and using gloves to prevent the spread of infections to family and co-workers. - In workplaces and homes, maintain clean and organized walkways to reduce the amount of trip hazards. # **5. Proper Nutrition and Hydration** - Maintain a healthy diet of whole foods with plenty of vegetables, fruit, lean protein, and grains. Limit sugar and processed foods. - Stay hydrated to support overall physical health and reduce the risk of injuries caused by fatigue or weakness. # **6. Stress Management** - Use stress management and relaxation techniques to lower your stress and reduce stress-related injuries and illnesses. # **7. Safe Driving Practices** - Use safe driving tactics such as obeying traffic laws, avoiding distractions, and using seat belts while driving. - Do not drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs. - - - - #### About the author Beth Mayotte [Follow me on my website](https://ergoworksmn.com/blog/www.ergoworksmn.com) [Follow me on LinkedIn](https://ergoworksmn.com/blog/www.linkedin.com/in/beth-mayotte-ergoworks) As the owner of ErgoWorks, I have the treasured opportunity to work with companies to provide onsite injury prevention and ergonomics. I am a licensed Occupational Therapist and certified in Industrial Ergonomics. With experience in work conditioning, Functional Capacity Evaluations, return to work programming, post offer testing, and job analysis, I can help employers determine the best use of their time and money to decrease costs in health care utilization and work comp costs. As a Minnesota company that specializes in this industry, ErgoWorks has garnered the recognition and respect of the Twin Cities to prevent injuries for our clients. 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