MSDs can increase the cost of doing business both directly and indirectly.
Direct costs may include medical services and higher workers’ compensation
premiums. Indirect costs from increased employee turnover, absenteeism(
การขาดงานเสมอๆ), and retraining may also occur. Productivity, product
quality, and employee morale(ขวัญกำาลังใจ) may also suffer(ลดลง).
Estimates indicate that the indirect costs associated with MSDs may be four
to 10 times higher than the direct costs. Preventing and controlling
ergonomic risk factors in the workplace often costs a fraction of what one
such claim would cost. In smaller companies, one ergonomic-related claim
can mean the difference between being above or below the profit margin.