De Producten van DJ, Inc.

Aangezien wij begonnen besprekend Vrijdag, in afwachting van gezondheidszorg kon de hervorming het nemen van een grote beet uit bedrijfs beëindigen' bodemlijnen. De zakenlieden die pro-actieve maatregelen treffen om medische kosten vandaag neer te halen zullen significante besparingen realiseren die doorgaan. Zoals wij in onze laatste post nota namen van, grotendeels te voorkomen musculoskeletal verwondingen vertegenwoordig 33% van werkplaatsverwondingen.

In 2007, de V.S. de arbeiders leden 335.390 aan het musculoskeletal verwondingen vereisen midden negen dagen vanaf het werk. De nationale statistieken van de Raad van de Veiligheid voor 2008 maken een lijst van de volgende medische kosten voor gemeenschappelijke musculoskeletal verwondingen:

$15,313 - Hogere rug
$23,820 - Lagere rug
$12,726 - overhandig, vinger, pols
$21,577 - Wapens, pols, schouder

En dat omvat niet de kosten van gemiste het werkdagen, verzekering, arbeiders' compensatie, onbekwaamheid, verminderde productiviteit of laag moreel. Ergonomie kan drastisch verminderen en over het algemeen alles behalve elimineer het risico van musculoskeletal verwonding. De ergonomie is de wetenschap van het aanpassen van het materiaal om de arbeider te passen. De ergonomie erkent de breedte van menselijke verschillen en ontwerpt materiaal dat die verschillen terwijl het steunen van arbeidersprestaties zal aanpassen. Het resultaat is verminderde verwondingen, betere productiviteit en verhoogd arbeidersmoreel. De kosten dalen en de winsten gaan uit.

Dit alles van een eenvoudig, goed ontworpen stuk van materiële behandeling materiaal. Behalve zijn er niets eenvoudig over ergonomisch ontwerp. De uren van zorgvuldige observatie, overleg, statistische analyse en techniekdeskundigheid gaan in het ergonomische ontwerp van elk van de Producten van DJ' aandreven sleepboten en motoriseerden karren. Elk element in ons ergonomisch materiaal behandelingsmateriaal strategisch wordt geplaatst voor optimaal efficiency en gemak van verrichting door de breedste mogelijke pool van arbeiders. Ergonomische karren en sleepboten van de Producten van DJ de de' verminderen beduidend het risico van arbeidersverwonding. Veel van onze klanten melden het vergoeden van hun investering goed binnen het eerste jaar van verrichting.

Wacht niet op gezondheidszorgkosten om uw winsten omhoog op te slokken. Om te leren hoe u werkplaatsverwonding kunt proactively verminderen, bespreking aan één ergonomische deskundigen van van DJ van de Producten de' vandaag.

As Congress debates passage of a health care reform bill, the potential cost of meeting new health care requirements is causing some consternation in the business community. Small business owners in particular are concerned that new federal income surtaxes may take too big a chomp out of profitability. Some are even worried that too big a health insurance bite could force them out of business. Among other things, the current plan could cost small businesses 5.4% in new health care taxes and levy payroll taxes of as much as 8% on other businesses. Of course, who knows what the final bill will actually look like, but taking proactive measures would seem to be a wise move.

Implementing an ergonomic plan now and switching to ergonomically designed material handling equipment is a proven way to lower workplace injury rates and significantly decrease the need for medical services. Lower risks mean lower insurance costs. The day is coming when businesses that use ergonomics may enjoy special discounts like homeowners now receive for installing security systems and smoke detectors. It’s something business owners might want to address with their insurers.

Back injuries account for more workers’ compensation claims than any other workplace injury. They are just one of a class of injuries termed musculoskeletal disorders that involve injury to the body’s connective tissues. These injuries to muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage or spinal discs account for no less than one-third of U.S. workplace injuries, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost of a musculoskeletal injury goes beyond immediate medical care. Often extensive — and expensive — physical therapy or other post-injury care is required. On average, workers miss more work days for musculoskeletal injuries than for any other type of workplace injury. Once workers return to the job, the incidence of reinjury is high and many will be unable to fulfill their originally assigned duties. Particularly if reinjury occurs, there is a high risk of permanent disability.

Part 2 on Monday

When we think about work stress we tend to focus on its impact on our daily job: cost overruns that threaten to push our project over budget, smoothing the ruffled feathers of a fellow employee, meeting sales projections, etc. But stress comes from multiple sources. There’s mental stress from trying to accomplish a goal, emotional stress from interacting with fellow workers, and physical stress resulting from overexertion. We’re human which means that stress is a daily occurrence, particularly in this economy. The problem is that chronic stress can affect performance — both mental and physical, decreasing effectiveness and productivity.

A new study published in the July issue of the journal Science shows that chronic stress actually rearranges the wiring in our brain. In a study with rats conducted jointly by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and researchers at the University of Minho in Portugal, stressed rats lost the ability to make effective decisions. Effective decision making, whether in the performance of mental or physical tasks, requires humans to choose the most productive option from a field of choices. When stress is unrelieved, people are more likely to make poor decisions. In the study, the portion of the brain associated with goal-directed behavior shrank while the area that controlled habit formation grew. Under perpetual stress, people, just like the rats in the study, lose the ability to make smart decisions and fall back on old habits.

Physical stress from overexertion, overreaching or cramped work platforms were as debilitating in eroding decision-making ability as emotional or mental stress. Interestingly, physical stress accelerated the erosion of mental abilities faster than other kinds of stress. Pain and discomfort seem to act more quickly on human stress thresholds than mere mental irritation. Utilizing ergonomically-designed material handling equipment is one smart way to decrease employee stress.