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PREVENTING REPETITIVE STRESS INJURIES

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Repetitive strain injuries (RSI) are those which affect nerves, joints, tendons, tendon sheathes, and muscles. Estimates suggest that repetitive motion injuries cost United States businesses over $20 billion just in workers’ compensation alone. Lift heavy objects slowly and smoothly, as jerky movements can cause muscle injuries.

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Construction Safety Meetings: 7 Key Topics You Need to Address

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They were chosen based on the number of accidents and injuries that occur each year at construction workplaces. Therefore, they are perfect topic ideas for construction meetings. Providing training on each of these construction safety meeting topics can help reduce the number accidents and injuries at your jobsite.

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Key’s to Preventing Repetitive Motion Injury

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Estimates suggest that repetitive motion injuries cost United States businesses over $20 billion just in workers’ compensation alone. Business costs aside, Repetitive Motion Injuries (RMIs) are a heavy burden to the individual as well. Business costs aside, Repetitive Motion Injuries (RMIs) are a heavy burden to the individual as well.

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What to Know About Job Hazard Analysis

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With that said, if you want operations to run efficiently, taking the time to familiarize yourself with every process can ensure that there would be no delays brought upon by injury. Electrical shortage that results in a fire. ? Equipment failure as a result of an electrical shortage. ? Common hazards include: ?

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What Happens When You Don’t Wear PPE?

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Not wearing PPE can result in severe injury to yourself and to others around you. Experiencing injuries as a result of falling items or debris. Experiencing injuries as a result of falling items or debris. Electrical hazards. Protects you from head injuries. million hand injuries are recorded each year.

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Best Work Boots for Ankle Support

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If you have chosen to read this article, you probably have already experienced an ankle sprain or injury, or you may just suffer, after standing on your feet all day, from sore fatigued feet and ankles. Protect your ankle, electric shock resistance is up to “18kv”. Prior injuries to the hips. Prior injuries to legs.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

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The manufacturing company makes and assembles small to extra-large gear assemblies for everything from small electric motors to large rock crushers. The company called us to come in and evaluate some of their work stations where they seemed to be getting the most injuries from repetitive motions. www.dexterchaney.com.