How to Drastically Reduce Turnover Due to On-the-Job Injuries
Does your business operate in a physically demanding industry? Are you losing employees due to on-the-job injuries? If you have done all you can to improve workplace safety – taken environmental precautions, updated safety equipment, employee training, and so on – with little effect in terms of preventing workplace injuries and injury-related turnover, you may […]
3 Helpful Tips for Navigating OSHA Requirements
Workplace heath and safety concerns are a priority for most employers today, given the steep human and financial costs of on-the-job injuries and illnesses. Then, of course, there are the costs and hassles involved in running afoul of OSHA requirements, which provide a strong incentive to prioritize safety as well as regulatory compliance. However, as […]
How to Use Physical Abilities Testing for all Worker Life Cycles
If your company has a solid, science-based, EEOC compliant pre-employment physical abilities testing (PAT) program in place, chances are you’ve realized some important benefits since implementing that program – such as fewer on-the-job injuries, lower workers’ comp costs, and better employee retention, among others. However, if you’re only using PAT for pre-hire testing, you’re missing out on […]
The Importance of Ergonomics: It’s All Greek to Me
Ergonomics is a term that most employers have heard tossed around by workplace safety and risk management experts, but many are not entirely clear on just what it means and why it is an important issue. The term itself means the “laws of work.” It comes from the Greek words ergon (“work”) and nomos (“laws”). […]
How Important is Your Posture to Your Work?
How important is posture to your work? Very important, in fact, no matter what type of work it is, in terms of preventing workplace injuries. Poor posture is a contributing factor in many musculoskeletal injuries – which rank high on the list of the most common disabling job-related injuries, according to the Liberty Mutual Research Institute […]
How Raising Employee Morale Saves You Money
Every business owner understands the direct costs of doing business, the ones that can be clearly and easily laid out on a spreadsheet. When measures are taken to reduce those costs, the benefits are readily apparent: fewer workers injured on the job means fewer workers’ comp expenses. Simple. However, there are many less obvious factors that impact […]
Do you Know The 5 Hidden Costs of a Workers’ Comp Claim?
The direct costs of workplace injuries – workers’ compensation costs – are fairly easy to quantify. After all, you know how much your workers’ comp premiums increase in response to claims and how much you pay out when those claims are filed, including medical expenses and wage replacement. Many business owners are surprised to hear […]
