Repetitive strain injury costing businesses millions

Link to May 6 TechWorld post.

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Work-related RSI cases are at an all-time high and the cost to businesses is spiralling, new Microsoft research reveals.

Repetitive strain injury cases have soared by over 30 percent in the last year, costing businesses over US$600 million in lost working hours - and causing pain and debilitating discomfort to over-worked staff.

Microsoft claims the rapidly emerging trend of 'mobile working' - with office-based employees now working on the move for an average of an hour more per day than they did two years ago using laptops and mobile devices - is behind this alarming climb in work-related injury.

For answers to the ten most common ergonomic issues found in libraries, see "How to Minimize Repetitive Strain Injuries in Libraries Through Ergonomic Interventions" at Education Safety Association of Ontario.