Survey Finds Employers Are Missing Out on Savings Through Proactive Ergonomics Programs

A survey on ergonomics in the workplace found that most employers use reactive approaches that follow injuries and largely rely on lagging data such as OSHA incident rates to measure the success of their programs. As a result, many companies are losing out on potential savings, say representatives from Aon Global Risk Consulting and Briotix Inc. They presented the survey’s findings Thursday during a webinar they will use as a springboard to collect more data for a presentation in November during the National Ergonomics Conference & Ergo Expo in Las Vegas. “Losses from ergono...