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Good for You. Good for Business, too. When you give your body the support it needs to thrive, a funny thing happens. It can help your business thrive, too. Research shows that ergonomics have a real financial impact, and taking a proactive approach can make a measurable difference in what companies spend on healthcare and workers’ compensation each year.

Office Workers Spend 47% Of Their Time Doing Computer- Related Work.

Each year back pain costs companies an estimated $7,400,000,000

8 of 10 workers experience back pain at some point.

Repetitive Stress Injuries ( RSI) are the fastest growing occupational hazard.

Relatively Minor Adjustments to the entire work space can be significant in reducing physical stress and injury.

Computer Vision Syndrome affects almost 66 million people. 91% of all computer users suffer from eyestrain.

RMIs Down, Ergonomic Sales Rise

In the U.S. alone, two billion dollars in direct costs result from repetitive motion injuries ( RMIs). But RMIs are down about 35 percent over the last 10 years. At the same time, sales of ergonomic products are up an average of 17 percent in the same period. Direct correlation? Perhaps. Positive impact? Absolutely, yes.

Return on Investment For every dollar invested in an ergonomic intervention strategy in an office environment, there is a return of $17.50.

3,500,000 working days are lost due to work- related upper limb or neck disorders.

at age 60, our eyes need 3 TIMES as much light to see as they did at 20.

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