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# Worksite International Blog

### Psychosocial Risk Factors

## [Warehouse Workers are Suffering Musculoskeletal Effects](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/blog/warehouse-workers-suffering-msds)

Posted by [Alison Heller-Ono](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/blog/author/alison-heller-ono) on May 14, 2024

[![Read: Warehouse Workers are Suffering Musculoskeletal Effects](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/hubfs/shutterstock_249435514.jpg) ](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/blog/warehouse-workers-suffering-msds)

Business owners and their board of directors are embracing technology and AI designed to boost productivity. These technological advances are changing how warehouse workers work side by side with robots and computers to ensure businesses maximize production.

However, employers may be missing the ensuing trade-offs on their employee's physical health and mental well-being. 

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## [Teachers Need Good Ergonomics, too!](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/blog/teachers-need-good-ergonomics-too)

Posted by [Alison Heller-Ono](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/blog/author/alison-heller-ono) on August 16, 2022

[![Read: Teachers Need Good Ergonomics, too!](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/hubfs/Teachers%20Need%20Ergonomics-1.png) ](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/blog/teachers-need-good-ergonomics-too)

### Teacher Retention Essential for this School Year

The return to in-person learning, mask debates, increased gun violence and political arguments over what can and can’t be taught have all played a role in teacher retention.

And these pressures are putting a strain on teachers that are already burnt out from the staff shortages, especially in math, science, special education, and early childhood education.

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## [When Home Becomes Work-Comp](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/blog/when-home-becomes-work-comp)

Posted by [Alison Heller-Ono](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/blog/author/alison-heller-ono) on May 7, 2020

[![Read: When Home Becomes Work-Comp](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/hubfs/awkward%20couch%20work.png) ](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/blog/when-home-becomes-work-comp)

The way we work is changing rapidly. We are spending so much time with our technology, it's become like a family member... AKA Alexa! But what is all this exposure doing to our brains, our eyes and our bodies?

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## [How Psychology Impacts Ergonomics and Workers’ Comp Claims](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/blog/when-medical-management-and-ergonomics-is-not-enough)

Posted by [Alison Heller-Ono](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/blog/author/alison-heller-ono) on September 25, 2019

[![Read: How Psychology Impacts Ergonomics and Workers’ Comp Claims](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/hubfs/images/blog/example-of-how-psychology-impacts-ergonomics-and-workers-comp-cliams-1260x630px.jpg) ](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/blog/when-medical-management-and-ergonomics-is-not-enough)

The World Health Organization describes work-related stress as having the potential to negatively affect an individual’s psychological and physical health - and an organization’s effectiveness. It’s a significant challenge to workers’ and organizational health world-wide.

Here’s a story about how Rachael, an administrative assistant, had trouble resolving her physical discomfort even after medical management and ergonomics. You’ll discover steps organizations can take to deal with complex workers’ comp claims.

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