The Bottom Line: What’s the Economic Burden of Work Injuries and Diseases?

Recently, researchers quantified the economic burden of work injuries and diseases based on direct health care costs, indirect productivity costs, and intangible health-related costs. Director of Ergonomics Research Blake McGowan shares the findings in this month’s Bottom Line video. Watch the video above.

References: Tompa, E., Mofidi, A., van den Heuvel, S. et al. Economic burden of work injuries and diseases: a framework and application in five European Union countries. BMC Public Health 21, 49 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-10050-7