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How to lower the need for work injury treatment

The business services and professional sectors tend to have a lower rate of workplace injuries, while the more dangerous industries such as transportation and manufacturing have higher rates.  Even though the less dangerous areas such as the professional services face fewer risks, they have experienced a rise in certain types of injuries such as repetitive motion injuries.  When your employees get injured at work, Germantown Primary Care Associates can provide the work injury treatment to get your employees back to work as soon as possible. 

How to minimize workplace injuries

There are certain steps employers can take to help reducethe incidence of work place injuries and minimize employee risk. 

Develop a safety checklist.  Companies can help reduce workplace injuries by establishing a list of potential hazards and implementing measures to minimize these risks.  This is the simplest and most cost-effective way for employers to minimize the possibility of employee injury requiring work injury treatment. 

Carefully select new employees.  It is important to not hire high-risk individuals.  It is a good idea to conduct background and criminal investigations, drug testing, and safety training.  These all help ensure only the most qualified employees are hired. 

Create, implement and enforce safety procedures.  Businesses should create and implement their own procedures as well as enforcing OSHA standards and policies.  These should be communicated to the entire workforce and enforced.

Germantown Primary Care Associates in Germantown, Maryland and their professional medical staff can provide work injury treatment for any and all types of workplace injuries.