Ergonomics: A Loss Control Challenge
Ergonomics have “a significant humandynamics” element that extends to “the work culture, managementphilosophy” and even the “geographic nuances” of where a group ofworkers is located, according to Wayne Salen, a risk manager inAmherst, N.Y.
But the best way for loss control professionals to makeemployers pay attention to ergonomic issues is to speak to them interms of dollars and cents, he suggested.
Small- to mid-size employers in particular need “to see someclear-cut return on investment” before they consider changingworkstations or work routines, according to Mr. Salen, who isdirector of risk management for First Niagara Financial Group Inc.,as well as a member of the board of the New York-based Risk andInsurance Management Society.
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