Weekly Safety Communication Upper body injury prevention and management 2 1. Doing the ‘Plank’ exercise at home is great for? Building core body strength Decreasing your chance of muscle strains at work Helping you to be more active outside work All the above When sitting to perform work tasks, make sure you… Sit nice and upright Lift objects without reaching too far Move and stretch your neck, shoulders and arms regularly 3. Which one is incorrect? a. Ice is great for reducing swelling when injured b. Too many cortisone shots aren’t always great for healing the body c. If you do have an area that is causing you pain, just ignore it as it will get better on it’s on d. Pain is a sign that you have caused some damage to your body True or False. You lose around 1% strength each year after age 25? True or False. You’ll benefit from doing strength exercises no matter what your age?