Proper ergonomics can help you address some of the health and safety issues your older workers may be facing.

The CSA released the first edition of CSA Z1004, Workplace ergonomics – A Management and Implementation Standard. It spells out requirements and provides guidance for the systematic application of ergonomics to the development, design, use, management and improvement of work systems.

The following WCB policies have been amended (details about the revisions are in the History section at the end of each policy):

POL-03, Travel And Related Expenses
POL-91, Repetitive Strain Injuries
POL-117, Vocational Rehabilitation.

WorkSafeNB released a pamphlet on ergonomics and how to prevent MSIs by design.

A worker claimed that he suffered a strained neck and muscle spasms due to performing computer work at a station that wasn’t ergonomically correct. His claim was initially denied. But on appeal, the Commission ruled that his claim was covered by worker’s comp. The worker …

February 29th is the one day of the year that doesn’t repeat. (OK, technically, it repeats every four years but you get the idea.) That’s why this date was chosen as International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day.
What are RSIs?
RSIs—also known as musculoskeletal disorders or …

Attention will be on repetitive strain injuries (RSIs), one of the most common types of worker injuries, on Feb. 29, International RSI Awareness Day. RSIs (also called musculoskeletal disorders or injuries) include painful disorders of the tendons, muscles, nerves and joints in the neck, back, …

Ensure your ergonomics program successfully eliminates MSDs in the workplace.

In the spirit of National Farm Safety Week, let’s take a look at what we can learn from all of the tasks a farmer tackles in a day, such as driving a tractor, operating power and hand tools, hauling hay and harvesting crops. There are …

Getting senior management to invest in safety programs and initiatives can be a struggle. But at least management seems to understand that it must take steps to prevent workers from being cut, breaking bones or getting entangled in machinery. They seem to have a harder …