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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Hiding Injuries Rewards Companies Star investigation reveals job safety numbers are under-reported, cutting employer cost A Toronto Star has recently investigated the number of under-reported workplace injuries. Recently the government has put out a full fledged effort to promote workplace safety, however, workplaces are hiding workplaces injuries that they can be rewarded. Toronto Star reporter Andrew Bailey analyzed about 650 000 worker injuries and illnesses between 2000 and 2007. The investigation has found that since 2000, organizations have reported thousands of employees as being seriously injured, but not having missed work. Some of the tactics organizations use to hide workplace injuries are pressuring/bribing workers not to report major injuries at all, paying the wounded full salary to do degrading make-work jobs, or lying to make injuries look less serious. Organizations do this because the fast the organization gets an injured worker back to work, or back from “loss time”, the lower the insurance premium is. When organizations shorten loss time or avoid reporting altogether it can lead to a rebate cheque from the WSIB. Here is a summary of the about 3 000 examples of serious injuries being reported as resulting in zero “days lost”: Fracture – 905 Intracranial injuries – 323 Crushing injuries – 220 Dislocations – 205 Concussions – 163 Fingertip amputations – 34 Asbestosis – 14 Third-degree heat burns – 6 Silicosis – respiratory disease Heart failure – 1 Blood poisoning – 1 Miscarriage – 1 The star also interviewed two workers who have personally experienced their employers asking them to hide their injury or disability. Read more here Posted by: suhujitha on 2009-10-07 11:02:27 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Other posts tagged health and safety, worker injuries, disability, miscarriage: · [Long-term exposure to silica dust increases risk of death in industrial workers] · [A structured, independent exercise regimen can reduce the need for physiotherapy] · [Workplace safety program can reduce injuries if aggressively enforced, study finds] · [Perception, work-life balance key factors in workplace safety, says UGA study] · [MSU investigation links deaths to paint-stripping chemical] · [Performance management should involve an evaluation of employee engagement] · [Construction industry has highest number of traumatic brain injuries in US workplace] · [Workers at nail salons may be at higher risk of harmful exposure to toxins] · [Daylight Saving can be hazardous to your health] · [Rationalisation measures are the main cause of poor work environment] · [Sleep disturbances show clear association with work disability] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work People who are willing to work hard for rewards had higher release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in areas of the brain known to play an important role in reward and motivation Posted by: danica on 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships How internships are high-impact educational practices that can lead to higher levels of learning than those practices found in traditional classroom settings Posted by: danica on 2012-05-11 10:59:49 Comparing suffering may stop people seeking help for depression and anxiety People make inaccurate judgements about their depression and anxiety symptoms based on their perception of the suffering of those around them Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 11:17:17 Long commutes may be hazardous to health Greater commuting distances are associated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 09:02:31 National U.K. handwashing campaign improved hygiene and reduced infection The more UK hospitals purchased soap and alcohol handrub, the more levels of MRSA and C. difficile went down Posted by: danica on 2012-05-07 09:05:37 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: Hmm. Twitter appears to be pining for the fjords at the moment. Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? Bell Canada, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization.
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