West Virginia Workers Compensation: Protecting clerical workers from injury!
1/26/2012 9:35:46 AM
While West Virginia workers compensation provides your business with financial protection if any of your clerical workers are injured while doing his or her job, you should take steps to ensure the safety of your office personnel to reduce injury risk. This can be achieved by arranging work spaces to avoid accidents and strains.
To prevent muscular strains, train employees in correct lifting and carrying methods. Also provide shelving for files that are within easy reach to prevent over-stretching and losing balance, and take steps to develop ergonomically-sound work stations.
To minimize the risk of slips, trips, and falls, take good care of your floors by cleaning up spills. In addition, replace worn or buckled floor coverings and mats, providing clear walkways that are free of obstacles, and maintaining your steps and stairs.
For general safety – ensure good lighting, maintain machinery and equipment, and keep air conditioning and heating units clean and in good working order. As well as causing problems for the injured parties, worker injuries can cause various disruptions to your business. These include loss of skills and productivity, the extra time and expense required to find and train temporary replacements, as well as West Virginia workers compensation out-of-pocket costs. Look after the health and safety of your clerical employees, and it’s likely they will reward you with loyalty and productive work in return, and in the process, you will reduce the risk of workplace injuries and absences!
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To prevent muscular strains, train employees in correct lifting and carrying methods. Also provide shelving for files that are within easy reach to prevent over-stretching and losing balance, and take steps to develop ergonomically-sound work stations.
To minimize the risk of slips, trips, and falls, take good care of your floors by cleaning up spills. In addition, replace worn or buckled floor coverings and mats, providing clear walkways that are free of obstacles, and maintaining your steps and stairs.
For general safety – ensure good lighting, maintain machinery and equipment, and keep air conditioning and heating units clean and in good working order. As well as causing problems for the injured parties, worker injuries can cause various disruptions to your business. These include loss of skills and productivity, the extra time and expense required to find and train temporary replacements, as well as West Virginia workers compensation out-of-pocket costs. Look after the health and safety of your clerical employees, and it’s likely they will reward you with loyalty and productive work in return, and in the process, you will reduce the risk of workplace injuries and absences!
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