AAOHN creates new Web site devoted to ergonomics.The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN AAOHN American Association of Occupational Health Nurses ) has launched a new Web site to help occupational and environmental health professionals and business leaders gain access to free, on-line ergonomics resources.The site, www.ergoresources.org, is intended to be a "one-stop shop" for the latest information about work-related musculoskeletal disorders, which account for more than one-third of all on-the-job injuries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) A research agency of the U.S. Department of Labor; it compiles statistics on hours of work, average hourly earnings, employment and unemployment, consumer prices and many other variables. . The cost to U.S. employers to cover these injuries exceeds $65 billion in direct and indirect costs from workers' compensation fees, lost productivity, recruiting replacement workers, absenteeism, and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . The Web site is the first initiative resulting from AAOHN's recent alliance with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. agency established (1970) in the Dept. of Labor (see Labor, United States Department of) to develop and enforce regulations for the safety and health of workers in businesses that are engaged in interstate . |
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