The Results of StrongArm Technologies 2022 Industrial Athlete Workforce Report
The total cost of workplace injuries in 2020 amounted to $163.9 billion and there were 2.7 billion nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported that year alone, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
An In-Depth Look at The State Of Workplace Safety According to Industrial Athletes
The prevalence of preventable workplace injuries across essential industries in the United States is staggering: The total cost of workplace injuries in 2020 amounted to $163.9 billion and there were 2.7 billion nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported that year alone, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Repetitive motion injuries from frequent bending, twisting, and tilting are a common occurrence in industrial work environments, often resulting in strains, sprains, muscle pulls, or worse.
These injuries can happen over time or in an instant and often translate to workers being sent home early or missing work for extended periods of time.
The workplace safety problem is real and exacerbated by increased consumer demands requiring more and more workers to be hired, often with high quotas and little training.
The technology exists to dramatically reduce preventable workplace injuries like these and ensure every Industrial Athlete returns home safely at the end of every shift.
To help shine a light on this reality, we embarked on the inaugural 2022 Industrial Athlete Workforce Report.
What is The 2022 Industrial Athlete Workforce Report
The 2022 Industrial Athlete Workforce Report magnifies the safety landscape across essential American industries from the perspective of the Industrial Athletes living it every day.
We went directly to the source and polled more than 600 active workers.
Our questions ranged across various topics, such as safety training, mental health concerns, and the onset of industrial automation.
“A healthy future of work for the industrial workforce is achievable, but it requires digging deep into the data and being willing to change long-held practices. If the future of work is going to change, it needs to change for all of us for the better.” Sean Petterson, CEO & Founder of StrongArm Technologies
The report is the first of its kind to be compiled and shared publicly in the United States - the results put the emphasis on the Industrial Athletes, who they are, where they live, and the impacts their jobs have on their lives.
What We Hope to Achieve
Our goal for this inaugural report is to leverage real-world data to raise broader awareness around the challenges of being an Industrial Athlete including injuries or even death, well-being, and sentiment of their work environment.
Effective solutions start with insights, and insights come from taking the time to listen and walk a day in the shoes of the Industrial Athlete to better understand their perspective.
At StrongArm we know that solving safety challenges begins with designing and building technology with our end customers in mind.
Our hope is this report gets a conversation around safety started within your company.
Download: The 2022 Industrial Athlete Workforce Report
About the Author
Sean Petterson, founder, and CEO of StrongArm Technologies is on a mission to fix that. After an unfortunate industrial incident, resulting in the death of a loved one, he turned his focus to the development and delivery of smart and effective safety equipment to keep workers safe and productive.
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