Workplace Issues
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most commonly reported type of work related illness, each person with a MSD takes an estimated 17.2 days off sick*. An estimated 9.3 million days are lost per year through MSDs caused or made worse by work*. Annually thousands of employees seek litigation for musculoskeletal injuries caused or reportedly made worst by work.
* 2008/2009 figures from Health & Safety Executive
The effect:
- Increased sickness absence
- Lost time and reduced productivity
- Increased staff costs
- Poor employee performance
- Reduced morale and motivation
- Litigation
The causes:
- Aging workforce
- More sedentary society
- Physical and repetitive work tasks
- Sustained workloads
- An individual’s reduced capacity
- Cumulative effects of poor posture and repetitive trauma
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