The high cost of box cutter injuries in the workplace can be measured not only in terms of pain, suffering and loss of productivity but by the bottom line of a corporations balance sheet. There is an old saying that safety isn't cheap, it is priceless. If safety isn't cheap then knowingly operating un-safely is down right recklessly unaffordable. Yes, your employees might sometimes resist your efforts to implement safety programs into your warehouse or manufacturing processes, especially when your process managers feel that their productivity is being hampered by your attention to safety. However, their resistance does nothing to alleviate the incredible cost associated with just one box cutter injury or laceration. Furthermore, we have not yet met the manager who has offered to cover these expenses out of their own pocket. The same manager who resisted implementing a safety knife into their operations is the same manager who will shrug their shoulders in many cases as their employee makes his way to stitch up his hand from that box cutter injury that could have been prevented.
It is estimated that more than $32,000 worth of direct (health care, workers' compensation costs) and indirect costs (wages paid to injured workers not covered by workers' compensation, wage costs related to time lost/work stoppage, administrative time spent by supervisors following accidents, employee training, replacement costs, lost productivity related to new employee learning curves, accommodation of injured employees and replacement costs of damaged material/property) can be attributed to just one cut or laceration (http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/smallbusiness//safetypays/estimator.html).
| Estimated Direct Costs: | $15,398 |
| Estimated Indirect Costs: | $16,937 |
| Combined Total (Direct and Indirect Costs): |
$32,335 |
These numbers are simply too great to ignore. It does not make economic sense to ignore the cost savings benefits of utilizing a safety knife or other safety box cutter in your operations. Doing so will keep your employees safe and productive, your managers focused on productive activities and have a positive effect on your company's bottom line.
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