Injury Prevention and Employee Fitness

Controlling Worker's Compensation Costs for Industry and Business

Controlling Workers' Compensation Costs for Industry & Business

Reduce the risk of injuries by creating a hazard free workplace and maintaining a healthy work force.

ERGONOMIC JOB ANALYSIS

The OSHA General Duty Clause requires employers to provide a work place free from hazards!

The first step in a comprehensive work injury prevention program is the ergonomic job analysis. An Ergonomic Job Analysis provides measurable, job-related data. It clearly defines the exact physical requirements of any given job and identifies risk factors which may led to injury. All facets of the job are examined and measured.

Examples include:
major job tasks working postures (lifting, reaching, carrying) walkways (level surfaces, ramps, stairs) work area design: heights, tools, surfaces	weight/force distance repetition/endurance dimensions of objects
Safety hazards are identified and corrected, reducing the risk to employees.

EMPLOYEE FITNESS

You wouldn’t buy a $30,000 machine and not maintain it, why hire employees and not maintain them?

Improving and maintaining employee fitness levels can reduce injuries. It is well documented that as employee fitness improves, absenteeism and injury rates decrease. Other benefits include improved productivity, lower workers' compensation costs, lower health care costs, and increased employee morale.

Benefits are not limited to the employer. Employee benefits include weight loss, increased strength, improved posture, improved mood state, less illness and injury, an improved feeling of ‘well-being’.

“The 25 employees who have continued with their pre-work stretching routine have not had any work injuries or near misses; they are more aware of safety and fitness”

Michelle Perry
Human Resource & Safety Manager

The Work Performance Center, Inc. offers two fitness programs to employers: universal and job-specific.

The more tailored the program to a given job, the greater the benefits obtained. With double digit increases in both workers’ compensation and group health premiums, employers and workers need some assistance. Fitness programs benefit both groups and are easy to implement. WPC worker fitness programs are designed to be led by employee leaders, with monthly updates by our professional staff.