Ryan Ebert is a Melbourne based Company Director, Physiotherapist and Entrepreneur. Very passionate about the Health field, Ryan is now the CEO & co-founder of PHW (Productive Healthy Workplaces) Group Pty Ltd. A national Health Consulting group that partners with its clients to create and design healthier and more productive workplaces. Make sure you listen right to the end because Ryan has a massive free offer just for RTW Nation listeners. Learn how you can request a free one hour onsite consultation with written report, plus an ergonomics booklet and DVD (which alone is worth $149.95). We discuss:

• How to use health and productivity to make better workplaces
• How to use ergonomics, workplace training and onsite injury prevention to drive long term change and improve productivity
• How a healthy workplace leads to reduced absenteeism, better staff retention and reduced injuries
• The health effects of sitting
• The importance of alternating posture
• Prolonged standing can be as bad as prolonged sitting
• The "movement movement"

I summarise my key takeaways from talking with Ryan:

1. Don't forget the health message for your office workers
2. Standing at work is not your silver bullet solution - alternating posture is key
3. Employers need to get creative with workplace design

We also discuss Melbourne coworking space Inspire9. Ryan suggests listeners can find further information at:

• The PHW blog and newsletter
• The BUPA website has loads of info
• The InjuryNet website
• The Sit and Stand Desks website
• The Backcare and Seating website

Ryan can be contacted via the PHW website or by phone on 1300 198 077. You can also connect with Ryan on LinkedIn or follow him on Twitter. I also discuss an event that I'm attending on Monday 21 March: ISCRR Research Forum: The role of General Practitioners in return to work. I've attended an ISCRR forum in the past and it was incredibly valuable. In fact I even wrote a blog post about it and rounded up all the videos from the day. I did however feel that employers were a bit underrepresented and I know your contributions would be valued. So I urge you to join the discussion at this upcoming event.