Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the National Safety Council’s MSD Solutions Lab’s announcement of a new collaboration with Safetytech Accelerator to build and run an open innovation lab to help facilitate the development of next generation MSD prevention technology and create safer workplaces.
The NSC noted that 30% of unwanted days away from work are due to MSDs like tendonitis, back strains and sprains, and carpal tunnel syndrome, totaling approximately $20 billion in costs to employers a year in the US. The collaboration represents one of several initiatives launched this year by the MSD Solutions Lab to prevent MSDs before they start, and to provide individuals and organizations alike with the opportunity to develop and share cutting-edge solutions and technology to eliminate work-related MSDs. The best tech solutions to emerge from the innovation lab will also be spotlighted at the 2022 NSC Safety Congress and Expo.