Holiday Stress Can Lead to Work Comp Accidents

by David Schek | Dec 12, 2011 | Tips, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance

The American Institute of Stress did  a survey recently and their results have significant implications for the work place.

Here are some of the results of their survey:

• 65% of workers said that workplace stress had caused difficulties and more than 10 percent described these as having major effects
• 10% said they work in an atmosphere where physical violence has occurred because of job stress and in this group, 42% report that yelling and other verbal abuse is common;
• 29% had yelled at co-workers because of workplace stress, 14% said they work where machinery or equipment has been damaged because of workplace rage and 2% admitted that they had actually personally struck someone;
• 19% or almost one in five respondents had quit a previous position because of job stress and nearly one in four have been driven to tears because of workplace stress;
• 62% routinely find that they end the day with work-related neck pain, 44% reported stressed-out eyes, 38% complained of hurting hands and 34% reported difficulty in sleeping because they were too stressed-out;
• 12% had called in sick because of job stress;
• Over half said they often spend 12-hour days on work related duties and an equal number frequently skip lunch because of the stress of job demands

Clearly there are a lot of things that can stress you out about running a staffing business these days, but securing a competitive workers compensation quote should not be one of them

Please contact me at 202-302-1212 to receive a personalized workers compensation quote.

Happy Holidays

David
www.StaffingCompSolutions.com