Elkay's Workers' Comp exposures are not dissimilar to those of other manufacturers: extensive hand/shoulder activity and lifting/standing, which contribute to carpal tunnel syndrome; tendonitis; and shoulder, back and knee strains.
To mitigate these challenges, Elkay's risk-management team introduced at each of its facilities training and ergonomic assessments that have now become standard practice.
Upon centralizing the company's Workers' Comp and Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) functions in 2006, Elkay's risk team traveled to the company's plants and performed “train-the-trainer” sessions conducted over two to four days, depending on the size of the plant location, with the goal of better educating line employees and supervisors on ergonomic methods for minimizing physical strains.
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