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Zeroing in on risky business: Hazard assessment and musculoskeletal disorders
By: Gabrielle Lis, 20 April 2009, Benchmarking, General musculoskeletal, Work causation
DESCRIPTION: We take a look at the non physical work factors that contribute to musculoskeletal disorders

Musculoskeletal disorders account for a very high percentage of workplace injury and disease costs. On average, they’re the single biggest such cost to employers in this country. And the evidence is in: we know what factors contribute to musculoskeletal disorders, but are these the factors Australian organisations focus on when managing risk? Identifying workplace hazards and assessing to what extent these hazards will contribute to illn...
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