Musculoskeletal disorder worker compensation costs and injuries before and after an office ergonomics program

摘要

This study assessed the effectiveness of an office ergonomics training program for video display terminal (VDT) users. Worker compensation costs and injury rates for the VDT-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) were examined before and after implementation of training at two company locations. A greater number of claims were filed in the post- (n = 18) versus pre-intervention period (n = 12), but the average cost per claim was considerably reduced (