CHAPTER 9 Ergonomics Statistics

EUROPEAN STATISTICS ON HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LACK OF ERGONOMICS

According to data from the Ministry of Social Security and Health in a recent scientific study in Europe it was published that:

30% of employees complained of back pain.

17% of workers complained of myalgias in the limbs (legs and arms)

45% complain of working in arduous and arduous jobs.

33% of employees move loads during work.

31% of employees can not change their work rate.

Estimates at European level raise the financial cost of all work-related illnesses to 2.6% - 3.8% of GDP.

Musculoskeletal Diseases are a significant amount at this cost of 45-50%. At this cost can not be calculated by economic criteria the pain and suffering of those suffering from these diseases, nor the personal financial cost for their treatment and return to work.

It is typical that 600,000,000 working days are lost every day in Europe by MS *.

This means loss of production for employers, inconvenience for employees and compensation for insurance funds.

In the state of Washington in the USA, the statistics for the compensated grants show the following: