Articles Tagged with ''workplace injuries''

 Protecting them from on-the-job injuries goes hand in hand with a facility’s success. To maintain productivity levels and revenue, you must minimize workplace hazards.

The data include specific information submitted by more than 375,000 establishments on OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses.

Did you know that hand injuries are one of the most common workplace risks? 

The highest rate of injury is seen with workers between the ages of 18-24, who are experiencing emergency-room injuries at a rate of 2.3 injuries per 100 full-time equivalents — a factor that may be driving the youngest working generation away from these positions.

No organization earned a perfect score on the MSD Solutions Index, underscoring the complexity of MSDs and their prevention.

Expect even more scrutiny following the recent OSHA National Emphasis Program on warehouse safety. Learn what this development means for your establishment and what you can do to meet compliance requirements.

In this ISHN podcast episode, we talk to Duane Duhamel, whose company has been researching and analyzing workplace injuries and fatalities data every year, to discuss the findings in the latest report.

While the presence of risk is unavoidable, it’s how your business addresses hazards that really makes a difference. 

Investing in technology to reduce workplace musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, is demonstrated to improve both worker wellbeing and an organization’s bottom line, but initial research findings from the National Safety Council suggest employers may not have the access and knowledge they need to effectively assess and implement these risk-reducing technologies.

From 2011-2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 1,072 work-related fatalities occurred in the landscaping and groundskeeping industry.