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In today’s progressive corporate landscape, creating a safe and inclusive workplace is not merely a moral imperative but a strategic advantage that can significantly impact a company’s culture, employee satisfaction, and reputation.
With 2/3rds of the population in Australia in larger bodies, organisations have a responsibility to champion size inclusivity within their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) practices. Moreover, by enhancing office ergonomics, organisations not only contribute to a more comfortable work environment for all but also play a significant role in reducing stress and minimising risk of injuries.
At Laneways, our services are designed to make corporate organisations leaders in size inclusivity and ergonomic wellness, integrating these critical aspects into their emerging DEI strategies and creating safer, more engaging work environments.
Discover the science behind body size diversity and strategies to combat weight stigma in your workplace through this 90-minute online or in-person training.
Staff will gain practical strategies for creating a welcoming environment for people of all sizes, and learn how to implement size-inclusive language and actions in their daily practice and workplace.
This training covers:
– Obesity science
– Combatting weight stigma
– The fat positive and size-inclusivity movements
– Size-inclusive language and behaviour
– Ideas for a size-inclusive workplace
This is a 90-minute live training tailored to your unique workplace needs that includes time for question and answer to create an action plan for your organisation. It comes with a workplace improvement plan to help make your environment more size-inclusive.
We offer comprehensive consultation services to enhance corporate size-inclusivity, drawing upon our extensive expertise and experience in this field.
Our approach involves analysing current practices, providing tailored advice, developing effective strategies, and facilitating the implementation of programs aimed at positioning organisations as leaders in size-inclusivity.
We can also work with you to help design your Size-Inclusive Practices:
– Individual person management including equipment prescription and sourcing
– Workplace governance, including language and policies
– Design and layout of workstations and workspace
– Appropriate equipment and tools
– Enhancing staff capability through training and education
Our comprehensive workplace injury reduction consultation services uses structured human factors analysis and biomechanical knowledge to provide effective solutions to increase workplace safety and increase worker engagement.
This can include support with:
– Ergonomic workstation and workflow design
– Environmental planning, including disability access
– Office equipment purchasing
– Human resources wellness planning
We can also support you with ergonomic program design, covering governance, physical environment, and staff capability to ensure a holistic approach to workplace safety.
This 90-minute live training session, available in-person or online, helps staff gain a deeper understanding of factors contributing to good health.
We’ll demonstrate how making incremental changes to workplace and workday design, as well as establishing healthy personal and workplace habits, can significantly improve longevity and enhance performance.
This training covers:
– Factors contributing to physical and mental health
– Managing daily workflow
– Design of workstations for positive work environments
– Nourishment and movement
– Stress, sleep and workload management
This training includes the opportunity for question and answer and a quality of life self-assessment & development plan to help participants evaluate their personal habits and identify areas for improvement.
In this 2-hour live workshop, attendees learn ergonomics principles to assess, recommend, and enhance workstation design, minimising the risk of workplace injuries. Additionally, participants will acquire valuable skills for evaluating and optimising workflows. Through hands-on practice and collaborative problem-solving, attendees will have the opportunity to address common risks in a supportive environment.
We also offer customised workstation and workflow assessments including ergonomic equipment purchase advice, tailored to your specific needs.
We can develop and facilitate customised small group exercise sessions to align with your corporate wellness and human resource objectives.
These sessions are specifically tailored to fulfil your goals of fostering team cohesion, promoting relaxation, or enhancing team health and fitness goals.
Let us help you position your company at the forefront of social progressiveness, enhancing your attractiveness to a diverse talent pool and customer base, and demonstrating to your employees that you value a more safe and inclusive workplace culture.
The right language to use when talking about someones body size is highly personal. If you feel comfortable, and it is appropriate, it is always best to ask a person how they would like to address their size.
As a general guide large, big or plus size are appropriate layman terms and smaller/straight sized should be used as the comparative. e.g. I am a large person and he is a straight sized or smaller person.
Obese is a medical term which is appropriate to be used for communication between healthcare workers where a diagnosis has been made. Bariatric is a medical term which describes weight loss initiatives such as bariatric surgery or dietetics services specifically aimed at weight loss.
*We use “obese” as common medical language to convey expertise with larger bodies, but acknowledge it may be perceived as stigmatising to some people and affirm we work to reduce weight bias.
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