REPETITIVE STRAIN WORK INJURY COSTS EMPLOYERS £300M

June 13th, 2008 Hinchliffes

A recent study has discovered that two out of three employees suffer from work related repetitive strain injury (RSI). This is thought to have cost employers more than £300m in lost working hours as well as leaving them wide open to work related personal injury compensation claims.

Computer giant Microsoft commissioned the research, which discovered that 68% of respondents were suffering or had suffered from back, wrist, hand or shoulder pain, all of which are key symptoms of repetitive strain injury.

Over the past 12 months cases have soared by 30%, with employers increasingly worried about additional overhead costs of temporary staff, lost man hours and injury compensation claims.

COMMENT:-

Employers need to understand that repetitive strain injury is preventable. The report showed that mobile working has played a major part in many cases of repetitive strain injury.

Providing equipment is just not enough. Training and the ability to take breaks and control where and how people work are all important factors to stop problems occurring.

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