Our 10 -page proposal is easy to understand and easy to implement. Instead, it offers a flexible framework that enables each employer to tailor an appropriate response to hazards at that site. Often solutions to mismatches between workers and their tasks are right at hand simple, easy and inexpensive. Sometimes adjusting the height of a work surface, or using a more appropriate tool or providing lifting equipment is all that s necessary. The key is to catch problems early, before irreversible damage occurs.
Responsible employers care about their workers.
When workers are injured, they want to help them recover. And valuing workers is what ergonomics is all about. Musculoskeletal disorders waste time and money. They can wreck bodies and ruin lives. But we can do something about them.