Ergonomics Risk Reduction Strategies In Healthcare
Working in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare environments can place high physical demands on workers. This work often requires manual handling, forceful exertions, and awkward postures, typically over […]
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Ergonomics on the Cheap: How to MacGyver it
Speaker: Rachel Mitchell Much like MacGyver, those in Health and Safety roles strive to protect the health and wellbeing of those around us. Many industries are feeling financial pressures from the […]
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Alberta, Canada Human Rights Tribunal Reminds Employees They Have Duties In The Workplace Accommodation Process
In Zupcic v Saputo Foods Limited, 2022 AHRC 13 (Saputo), the Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta (Tribunal) dismissed an employee's complaint that that she was discriminated against in employment on the ground […]
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Ergonomics in Healthcare
Date: June 16, 2022 Time: 9:00AM PT Speaker: Kristan Rossetto, R.Kin, HB.Sc.HK, GradCert.ESLM, AE Working in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare environments can place high physical demands on workers and often […]
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The True Value of Ergonomics
The True Value of Ergonomics - What Cost : Benefit To Expect? Are you underestimating the TRUE value of ergonomics? Our experience tells us that most employers and businesses do not […]
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Ergonomics: No Proof that Repetitive Work Tasks Caused Housekeeper’s Shoulder Injury
A housekeeper claimed she developed shoulder problems as a result of doing repetitive tasks at work. The New Brunswick WHSCC, as it was called back then, rejected her workers comp […]
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2022 Ergonomics Planning: Top 5 Factors That Will Impact Injury Prevention
2022 is underway and it’s the perfect time to evaluate your Ergonomics Program to identify gaps to ensure risk reduction, as well as improved productivity, work quality, and overall job […]
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Ergonomics Planning for 2022
Recorded Date: January 12, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST Speaker: Rachel Mitchell Recording: To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. As we move into 2022, what ergonomics implementations should […]
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Safe Work Procedure for Manual Lifting
MSIs are the leading cause of workers comp claims in Canada; and manual materials handling operations are the leading cause of MSIs. One of the most effective ways to prevent […]
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Office Workstation Ergonomics Compliance Game Plan
Protecting office workers and telecommuters against MSI hazards. Serious injuries don’t happen just to construction, plant, energy, mine and other workers who perform physical work. They also happen to workers who […]
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Task Design Ergonomic Assessment Checklist
Tailor physical tasks to individuals, not the other way around. Ergonomics is all about adapting the job and workplace to the worker by designing tasks, work stations, tools, and equipment that […]
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Guidelines for Setting Up Your Office Computer Workstation
Help office workers and telecommuters avoid MSIs. Musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) have become among the most common and expensive of workplace injuries. Workers who work in computer stations are especially vulnerable. Here […]
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Office Workstation Musculoskeletal Injuries Prevention Policy
Musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) have become among the most common and expensive of workplace injuries. Most jurisdictions require employers to take specific steps to identify, assess and control MSI risks. So […]
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The Ergo Standard
Download the Spring 2021 Edition of The ERGO Standard newsletter containing information like An Ergonomics Home Office - For Children, Working from Home Challenges - A Year Later and more... Source: Ergo. […]
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What is Ergonomics and Human Factors?
Ergonomics and Human Factors are the scientific disciplines concerned with understanding the interactions between people their environment. As a profession, Ergonomists, work to improve people’s performance, reduce the incidence of […]
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Back Safety Quiz
QUESTION What are the three work procedures and processes that cause back pain? ANSWER Force. When too much force is exerted such as by lifting or moving heavy objects. Repetition. Repeating certain […]
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Patient Lifting Quiz
QUESTION What are the three foundational aspects of lifting program? ANSWER Avoid a manual patient handling where possible. Plan patient maneuvers. Train and evaluate. WHY IS IT RIGHT PATIENT HANDLING Patient handling is the top […]
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Materials Handling and Storage Quiz
QUESTION What are two examples that expose the dangers of materials handling? ANSWER Struck – by incidents Caught – in or between incidents WHY IS IT RIGHT PREVENTION Hazards involving material handling can lead to […]
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The Virtual Office Requirements & Tips For an Ergonomic Workspace
Recorded Date: March 24, 2021 Speaker: Kristan Rossetto, R. Kin, A.E., B.Sc., H.K., GradCert ESLM, Ergonomic, Health & Wellness Consultant, ERGO Inc Recording To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. […]
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How to Identify and Assess Ergonomic Hazards
Unearth the hidden MSI risks that may be lurking in your workplace. While rarely fatal, repetitive strain injuries, repetitive motion injuries, cumulative trauma disorders and other musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) are life-disrupting, […]
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Building an Effective Ergonomics Program in a Covid Climate
Date: November 4, 2020 Duration: 1 hour Presenter: Rachell Mitchell, MSc Human Factors, RKin, CCPE About the Webinar Ergonomics and the prevention of musculoskeletal injuries remain a focus of the Ministry of Labour’s (MOL) initiatives, however, […]
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What are the Objectives of Implementing a Safe Patient Handling Program?
QUESTION What are the objectives of implementing a safe patient handling program? Train/Evaluate, conduct needs analysis, institute a non-lift policy. Plan patient maneuvers, avoid patient lifting where possible, train/evaluate. Standardize patient […]
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Quiz: PPE – Hands, Wrists and Fingers
QUESTION What are the three kinds of Hazards that have the potential risk of hand and finger injury? Power tools, hand tools, extreme hot or cold temperatures. Chemical applications, contact […]
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Returning to Work after Covid-19 – Ergonomics Considerations
Date: July 29, 2020 Duration: 1 hour Presenter: Rachell Mitchell, MSc Human Factors, RKin, CCPE Additional Resources: here About the Webinar COVID-19 has brought our focus onto how we protect the imminent Health and Safety […]
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RSI Risk Factors Checklist
BENEFITS Feb. 28, 2017 is International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day. RSIs, also called musculoskeletal injuries or disorders (MSIs or MSDs), are injuries that affect tendons, muscles, nerves and joints, […]
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Ergonomics Quiz
October is Global or Occupational Ergonomics Month. So it’s a good time to assess how well your company addresses ergonomics-related hazards in the workplace. Injuries caused by hazards such as […]
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Strategies for Preventing Prolonged Disability in Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
The main purpose of this literature review published by the IRSST (Institut de recherché Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail) was to provide an overview of the main […]
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Participatory Ergonomics Program Implementation Checklist
BENEFITS Musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) have become a leading source of workers’ comp claims and lost-work days. And many MSIs are caused by ergonomics-related hazards, such as poorly organized work stations and […]
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