The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has
launched the Ergonomics Ideas Bank, a searchable collection of ideas for
preventing workplace injuries and improving job safety and health.
The web-based "bank" contains ideas for reducing heavy lifting, awkward
postures, high hand force, repetitive motion, vibration and other workplace
risk factors. These risk factors can lead to work-related musculoskeletal
injuries, including back strain, tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome.
One-third of accepted industrial insurance claims involve these injuries.
"Musculoskeletal in...
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