Ergonomics on the Cheap: How to MacGyver it
Date: August 11, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM PDT Speaker: Rachel Mitchell REGISTER HERE with discount code “OHSIVIP21” to attend for free Much like MacGyver, those in Health and Safety roles strive to […]
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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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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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Home Office Safety Checklist
Use this checklist to assess the safety of the home offices or work areas of telecommuters. Make sure to address any hazards that are identified. You should also require workers […]
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Ergonomics: Learn How to Effectively Protect Workers from MSIs
This special report explains: What MSIs are and why you should care about them How to identify and address ergonomics-related hazards The ergonomics mistakes you should avoid The financial benefits […]
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Office Ergonomics Checklist
BENEFITS Certain workplaces, such as construction sites, manufacturing operations and mines, are full of serious safety hazards. In contrast, office buildings and the office spaces within other types of workplaces may […]
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Lifting Hazard Assessment Checklist
BENEFITS Workers often lift, carry, move or otherwise handle various materials by hand as part of their jobs. But while doing so, they’re at risk of getting hurt. For example, lifting […]
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Office Ergonomics Risk Factor Checklist
BENEFITS Employers have a duty to minimize ergonomic hazards in the workplace for two reasons. First, injuries caused by poor design, repetitive motion and excessive force or vibration—alternately called musculoskeletal, soft […]
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Discomfort Survey
BENEFITS Musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) are a leading source of workers’ comp claims and lost-work days. MSIs are injuries that affect tendons, muscles, nerves and joints, often in the neck, upper and […]
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Ergonomics-Related Injury Records Review Form
BENEFITS Employers have a duty to minimize ergonomics-related injuries for two reasons. First, injuries caused by poor design, repetitive motion and excessive force or vibration—alternately called musculoskeletal, soft tissue or repetitive […]
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Manual Handling Risk Assessment Form
BENEFITS Employers have a duty under the OHS laws to minimize ergonomics hazards in the workplace that can cause musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs). The manual handling of materials—that is, tasks that require […]
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Spot the Safety Hazard: Safe Lifting Techniques Prevent MSIs
Which Worker Is Using Safe Lifting Techniques? Which of these workers is more likely to develop a musculoskeletal injury? The worker on the right is reaching high over his head to stack the […]
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Spot The Safety Violation: Lifting Dos & Don’ts
It’s no wonder this worker is grimacing in pain. Is there a better—and safer—technique he could be using to lift these boxes? Workers must often lift, move or otherwise handle various […]
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Spot The Safety Violation: Ergonomics & Pregnant Workers
What ergonomics-related health and safety risks can working as a waitress pose for pregnant workers? Employers have a duty to protect the health and safety of all workers, but some workers […]
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Spot The Safety Violation: Oh, My Aching Back
How do you think these workers’ backs are going to feel after spending hours working in this position? Is there a safer way to do this job? October is Global Ergonomics […]
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Spot The Safety Violation: 10 Tips for Safe Use of Laptops
Is it safe to use a laptop computer while sitting in this position? Laptop computers have become commonplace equipment in many workplaces, even replacing desktop computers completely in some. Because laptop […]
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