Economics With Ergonomics Promote a healthy, productive work environment and reduce injury with safer solutions. By: Lance Brown Lance Brown is an innova-tion leader of floor care for JohnsonDiversey. For more information, please visit www.johnsondiversey.com or call (262) 631-4001. T Today, cleaning professionals are constantly look-ing for new ways to improve the quality of clean-ing while simultaneously reducing costs. As facility budgets continue to dwindle and resources become limited, itʼs especially important for cleaning departments and building service contractors (BSCs) to utilize ergonomic tools. Tools that are designed with ergonomics in mind not only improve cleaning quality for the organization, they also provide additional health and safety benefits to workers within the depart-ment. At Risk While it may be surprising to some, frontline cleaning personnel are more vulnerable to ergonomic injury than most other occupations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ranked janitors and envi-ronmental services (ES) workers fifth on its list of top occupations at risk for musculoskeletal disor-ders (MSDs). Injuries resulting from MSDs include pain, numbness, tingling, stiff joints, difficulty moving, muscle loss and occasional paralysis. Body parts most likely to be affected by MSDs include the neck, the back, arms, hands, fingers, for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Ergonomics . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select SUPPLIER SEARCH from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Floor care . Replace old stiff handles with newer options and systems that appropriately fit your workers. 34 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • October 2009
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