Work-Related Injuries in Beverage Distribution: What are the total costs?
This is the second part of a five-part series on why injuries occur in the beverage distribution and how they can be prevented. To read the introductory blog Click here. Calculating the true cost of injuries in Beverage Distribution. In a post-COVID economy, profit margin in the beverage distribution industry is tighter than ever, and most companies […]
Work-Related Injuries in Beverage Distribution: Can they be prevented?
This is the introduction for a five-part series on why injuries occur in the beverage distribution industry and how they can be prevented. Why So Many Injuries Occur in Beverage Distribution OSHA reports that beverage warehouse and distribution workers are injured at a much higher rate than in other industry sectors with strains and sprains being prevalent. The question is why? […]
Maximizing the Benefits of Your Pre-Hire Fitness for Duty Testing
Our clients tell us that one of the most valuable things we do is to help them track the outcomes of their pre-hire testing programs. After all, how do you know if your testing is reducing injuries and work comp costs if you don’t periodically evaluate the before and after picture? If the program is […]
An Exact Match: Keeping PAT in Alignment with True Job Demands
Employers who have researched the details of implementing a legally defensible Physical Abilities Testing (PAT) program realize that the tests administered to job candidates must closely reflect the job demands of the specific positions for which these individuals have applied. Although using the word “closely” in this context is common, it can mistakenly create the […]
How Much Is It Costing You Daily to NOT Do Pre-Hire Physical Ability Testing?
Before starting pre-hire/post-offer Physical Abilities Testing (PAT), several ErgoScience clients expressed concern about starting the program in the middle of their “busy” season. Or starting testing in a tight labor market. Others were concerned about the “slow down” it might create in their hiring process. We frequently hear concerns from organizations that need to hire […]
I like strong butts- I cannot lie….
I just couldn’t resist parodying a popular song since in my last blog, I emphasized the problem facing many truck drivers – gluteus maximus (butt) weakness related to all the sitting drivers do. In this blog, I’m going to make some suggestions for strengthening the gluteus maximus (large buttocks) muscle. The challenge is that when […]
Years of Experience May Make Truck Drivers Less Physically Qualified To Do The Job
During our many years of testing long haul truck drivers, I’d like a nickel for every time I’ve heard: “I’ve been driving a truck for 20+ years, why do I have to take a physical abilities test? It’s obvious I can do the job.” Or that I’ve had the company owner challenge Pre-Hire Physical Ability […]
Are Physical Ability Tests Worth the Cost?
Does using a physical ability test really reduce workplace injury—and create return on investment? Every decision you make for your business affects its bottom line, so the return-on-investment question is vital. Employees are a business’s most valuable asset—and often its largest expense. Finding just the right workers with just the right mix of skills and […]
Useful Facts on the Cost Effectiveness of Pre Hire Screening
Physical Ability Testing Containing the everyday costs of doing business is central to the profitability of any company, no matter what industry you’re in. Well-run organizations project the potential return on investment for each cost reduction strategy that they are considering. For employers with physically demanding jobs, a budget line item that often gets attention […]
Nuclear Verdicts: How Trucking Companies can reduce their Risk
Nuclear verdicts are a hot topic in the trucking and transportation industry, and for a good reason. In 2010 there were less than 10 cases against trucking companies with a verdict over $1 million; in 2011, there were nearly 60, and there haven’t been less than 30 in a year since then. And it’s not […]
