Our Conferences are Canceled: Now What? Opioid Abuse and Workplace Injuries

11/02/2020

In this month’s installment of “Our Conferences are Canceled: Now What?” Director of Ergonomics Research Blake McGowan explains that there’s  a connection between musculoskeletal disorder injuries and opioids abuse. Watch.

To combat the opioid crisis, EHS professionals need to:

• Understand there is a connection between poor ergonomics and the opioid crisis.
• Resource the problem to match the magnitude of the burden.
• Follow proven ergonomics methods to implement solutions to reduce workers’ exposure to risk factors.

For more session summaries, watch “Ergonomics Truths and Myths.”