| Injuries at work are a common occurrence and | | | | |
| on average, two-four people are seriously | | | | It is important that in every workplace there |
| injured at work in each state. Some even lose | | | | are manuals on prevention of work related |
| their lives. Each year, thousands of workers | | | | injuries. These should include materials for |
| file compensation claims for work related | | | | respiratory protection for those who work |
| injuries and illnesses Medical care and wage | | | | with dust, eye and face protection for those |
| replacement for these injured workers amounts | | | | who work in the presence of fumes and |
| to billions of dollars annually. The indirect | | | | chemicals and hearing protection for those |
| costs to the worker are even larger. Some may | | | | who work in conditions of loud noise. There |
| be permanently injured, others may have a | | | | should be a monitoring system implemented to |
| poor quality of life, others may go bankrupt | | | | sample the sound intensity and duration. |
| and the business may close. To prevent work | | | | |
| related injuries, there is a great effort by | | | | In any work environment, hazard |
| the Occupation Safety and Health Association | | | | communications is essential. Accident |
| (OHSA) in preventing work related injuries. | | | | prevention signs or symbols should be placed |
| OSHA has put forward numerous rules, polices | | | | and hazardous areas should be marked as such. |
| and regulations and strictly enforces these | | | | In any working environment where there is a |
| polices. While all the polices are too | | | | potential for injury, the employees must know |
| numerous to mention, there is a certain onus | | | | CPR and First aid training. In the absence of |
| on the employer and the employee to use | | | | a health care facility within a few minutes |
| common sense and judgment at work. A safe and | | | | of the work place, it is essential that there |
| health environment is of benefit to both | | | | be someone who can administer first aid. |
| parties. | | | | |
| | | | And last but not least, if possible the |
| The basic foundations to a safe and healthy | | | | employer should provide for ergonomically |
| environment should include a program for | | | | designed furniture to prevent injuries from |
| accident prevention, Personal Protective | | | | sitting on cramped chairs and working on the |
| Equipment, First-Aid, and Hazard | | | | computer. |
| Communication Program. | | | | |