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Thumbs up What Is Ergonomics And How Does It Affect Your Business

The word "ergonomics" has been around a lot of office building these days, yet the cleaning industry have not yet addressed the matter. By understanding ergonomics and using ergonomically designed products and procedures in your cleaning business can prevent accidents and help your employees work better and more efficiently.

Statistics show that of all kinds of labor in America, a cleaning crew is the fifth most likely person to be injured while working. In the janitorial industry, most of the injuries are of the muscle and joint pain and other related injuries. These can be caused by constant, strenuous activity placed on the cleaning workers. Problems may also occur while workers use awkward posture and positions that are kept for long periods of time. Activities such as rinsing of mops, washing down walls and floors and lifting of heavy trash containers can strain the neck, shoulders, back and wrists. And since much of the work is repetitive, the employees
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