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Which Injury Costs the Most?
September 8th, 2009

Among the countries of the world that compensate employees who suffer work-related injuries, which kind of injury costs the most?

Answer: Musculo-skeletal disorders. According to an International Labor Organization report, 40 percent of payments for injuries and illness go to victims of MSDs. Although based on statistics from Finland, this finding is consistent with the experience of other nations. MSDs

The Costs of Smoking
September 8th, 2009

According to a recent Gallup poll, employer healthcare expenditures attributable to smoking were $75.4 billion in 1998; annual smoking-related productivity losses were $92 billion. Thus, total smoking-related losses were $167 billion per year.

The Cost of Fatigue
September 8th, 2009

Fatigue renders employees less productive and more vulnerable to injury on the job. A U.S. study also documents some of the more subtle effects of fatigue (defined as a feeling of weariness, tiredness or lack of energy):

Injunction
September 8th, 2009

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