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An ergonomics system aimed at preventing back injuries in health care

✍ Scribed by Guy Fragala

Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year: 1995
Tongue: English
Weight: 323 KB
Volume: 15
Category: Article
ISSN: 1074-4797
DOI: 10.1002/jhrm.5600150204

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✦ Synopsis

In 1992, it was estimated that the direct cost associated with such injuries was $1 15.9 billion (ref. 1). That figure included direct costs, such as insurance costs and medical payments, and some indirect costs. When consideringother associated indirect costs, the true cost is much higher. Based on these escalating costs, it is no surprise that workers' compensation headed the list of concerns expressed by risk managers in a 1992 survey (ref.

2).

Compared with other industries with a high occupational injury experience, health care can be considered a high-risk field. Among the types of injuries that present both high-frequency and high-

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