工作场所伤害非常反映了常见的表情，“只是冰山一角”。虽然只有一小部分工作场所伤害成本是显而易见的，但大多数（以及最昂贵的方面）隐藏在表面下方，并且从初始损伤和整个恢复阶段保持稍微暧昧。我们希望帮助揭示工作场所伤害的看不见的成本，以帮助加强安全，健康和盛会的工作场所的重要性。在确定所需的差距和区域之后，优先考虑和制定行动计划，将提供一条路线图，以提高您的设施的安全文化。

大多数雇主和erstand what are called the direct costs of workplace injuries as these are easily visible, predictable, and directly associated with the injury. This is the tip of the iceberg. Examples of direct costs are: immediate treatment, physician and hospital bills, medicine, physical therapy, medical equipment, etc. Direct costs are typically covered by Workers’ Compensation insurance policies that employers provide. Some studies suggest that direct costs only represent one tenth of actual costs directly related to a workplace injury while there are other studies that show the direct costs only represent one fortieth of the actual costs.

This means that there are a substantial number of indirect costs(the portion of the iceberg that is unseen) that often catch employers off guard. Examples of indirect costs are: equipment damage, lost time due to injury response, low productivity and low morale, cost of hiring and training a replacement, insurance premiums, civil and criminal penalties, lost work opportunities, etc. Indirect costs are often absorbed into the operations and are spread out over time, which is why they may go unnoticed.

估计直接和间接成本的更有用的工具之一是职业安全和健康管理局（OSHA）injury cost estimator. This tool calculates the direct and indirect costs of the average workplace injury. One of the more interesting – albeit rather alarming – pieces of information the tool provides is the estimated sales required to recover the costs of the injury. The tool is based on averages and limited input, and may be considered conservative, but it does provide some instant estimates. One thing to consider is that the direct costs will vary based on the Worker’s Compensation policy but the employer always pays the price of the indirect costs.

那么，了解所有这些信息的好处是什么？损伤可能对底线有效的证据通常可用于鼓励在公司所有层面的安全改进。新安全设备的购买成本或新安全政策的实施往往远低于与未能这样做的一项伤害的成本。安全是全部 - 通常被视为不必要的成本，是第一个在遇到麻烦时被切割的成本。但最终，安全是一种强大的投资，不仅具有良好的回报率，而且还增加了员工的健康状况和生计。雷竞技好Newbee赞助商Braun Intertec在这里帮助雇主提高工作场所安全性能。我们关心员工安全，拥有丰富的知识，并希望帮助公司开发，集，并达到安全目标。

Please give us a call or contact us if you have any questions or would like assistance in developing policies and procedures, performing audits, and other services to minimize workplace injuries and their associated costs.