Managing health and safety issues in wire and cable

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The cost of doing business today extends beyond creating a product or providing a service. Work related incidents are consuming a greater percent of our working capital each year. Health care costs and workers’ compensation coverage keep sky- rocketing. Many wire manufacturers are feeling the affects regardless of size. What caused this fiasco in the first place? What can wire and cable manufacturers do to minimize losses? How can Risk Management techniques be used in the wire plants?

Description

The cost of doing business today extends beyond creating a product or providing a service. Work related incidents are consuming a greater percent of our working capital each year. Health care costs and workers’ compensation coverage keep sky- rocketing. Many wire manufacturers are feeling the affects regardless of size. What caused this fiasco in the first place? What can wire and cable manufacturers do to minimize losses? How can Risk Management techniques be used in the wire plants?

Additional information

Author(s)

Carol Nashawaty, A & S Consultants Inc., USA

Publication/Event/Pages

Paper presented at WAI 60th Annual Convention, Boston, MA USA. Paper published in Wire Journal International, Oct. 1991, pg. 87.

Year

1990