Using data from a real world example with client Kimberly Clark, Trent Shuford, from InjuryFree Inc. (Session 766), talked about the societal factors that increase risk in the workplace, as well as the key areas of reducing risk: biophysics, ergonomics, education and awareness. With the goal of addressing pain before it becomes a claim, Shuford’s firm worked with Kimberly Clark to educate its workers to pay attention to pain and address it before it manifested into an injury. By addressing the four barriers, the firm was able to significantly, measurably reduce injuries.
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