Injury prevention is a top priority in Manual Material Handling (MMH). Whether an injury results in days away from work or a workman’s compensation claim, it is a costly ordeal. The most common (and expensive) injury reported is that to the back. The MMH industry invests a significant amount of time and resources to reduce… Read more
Accident and safety programs are vital in minimizing legal liability. A business that does not have adequate measures to address safety issues could be found negligent in any accident claim. In addition to addressing safety issues for your own employees, you also may need to consider what your independent contractors are doing. According to this… Read more
According to Brian Mittman, an attorney for a firm that specializes in workplace injuries, the number one cause of workman compensation injuries is overexertion. This includes heavy or excessive lifting, pulling, pushing, and carrying. Any job that requires repeated movements of any weight of material is at risk for this type of injury. Workman compensation… Read more
When a CEO was hired on at a large manufacturing company, one of his first orders of business was to institute a major program to reduce accidents. Some of his senior managers pushed back a little, wondering if there shouldn’t be some solid financial justification for this. His reaction to the push back was… Read more
Did you know that in the US there is a forklift fatality every 3 days? There are also 95,000 non-fatal forklift related injuries a year. Businesses are now spending thousands of dollars per year on forklift training and education. Many businesses require certification for their forklift drivers. We applaud the efforts to improve forklift safety. … Read more
While the saying “rules were made to be broken” sounds very take-charge, in the world of safety, it is idiotic. Yet injury reports and safety surveys show us that even the most safety-conscious employees sometimes ignore protocol. When the consequences can be so severe in so many jobs, why take the risk? For starters, sometimes… Read more
Over 94,000 people are injured in forklift accidents every year. If you Google “forklift accidents,” you can find several videos offering a front-row seat to what some of these accidents look like. One clip that is highlighted in all videos shows shelves full of product crashing to the ground as two forklift operators are buried… Read more
Even the simplest work-related injuries can be physically and financially devastating. In a previous article, we outlined everything an employer needs to know to figure how much an on-site injury will cost his or her company. To take that a step further, we can examine the cost of individual injuries. According to the Liberty Mutual… Read more
Manual material handlers are amongst three groups who report the most work-related injuries and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) each year. These injuries and MSDs have a significant impact on finances and morale. In a previous article, we examined the employer’s cost for the most common work-related injury – injury to the back. In this article, we… Read more
Let’s be honest. The top reason that employers go the extra mile for employee safety is money. Yes, everyone cares about the well-being of their employees, but the direct and indirect cost of worker’s compensation is measured more easily than risk of injury. Fortunately, safety and saving money go hand-in-hand. Yet people can’t calculate cost… Read more