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
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
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
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
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
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
Workers comp covers not just injuries but occupational illnesses. It can be difficult to determine whether a worker’s disease or illness is “occupational,” especially for diseases that take time
The Canadian workplace safety system is based on a pair of key laws: OHS laws requiring the implementation of measures to protect workers from health and safety hazards; and Workers comp laws providing benefits to workers who suffer occupational injuries and diseases, regardless of who’s at fault.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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:
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
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.
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
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
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,
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
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
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,
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
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
Here's a look at some proposed guidelines from NIOSH on how to figure out how much pregnant workers can safely lift.
When OHS violations occur, it’s not always the company owner or “employer” that gets into trouble. Prosecutors also have the right to lay charges against other entities and individuals involved
You fail to ensure that a worker’s work station is ergonomically sound and she suffers a musculoskeletal injury as a result; Another worker using an electrical tool suffers shock because
For the past few months, businesses have been focused on navigating their operations and employees through the COVID-19 world, and the many government directives and regulations that have come with
Most Canadian provinces, including British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Québec, have now announced frameworks for the reopening of businesses and the return of employees to physical workplaces. This publication highlights
May 28, 2020 | Join Richard Tobin, CEO of Bongarde/SafetyNow as he discusses how safety training needs to pivot in the post-COVID world, the opportunities to improve OHS programs, and how to improve businesses' bottom line while being mindful of a new OHS world.
