Employers are taking a more proactive approach to injury prevention, demonstrating a stronger commitment to employee well-being. (Photo: Shutterstock)
According to the National Safety Council, a worker is injured on the job every seven seconds. Furthermore, work-related injuries now cost companies an estimated 104,000,000 production hours each year.
Those are pretty sobering statistics. And, they tell the story of where we're at with workplace safety as 2019 comes to a close.
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