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
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
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
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
Recorded Date: August 11, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM PDT Speaker: Rachel Mitchell Click Here to access the recording Much like MacGyver, those in Health and Safety roles strive
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
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.
4 Steps to Implementing a Safe Health Culture for Remote Work Thanks to the ongoing pandemic, many companies and professionals have resorted to working from home. However, just because
Even though the curve has flattened, COVID-19 is and will remain a significant threat until a vaccine or treatment is found. Accordingly, provincial governments are making it clear that there’s
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many non-essential businesses in Ontario have been closed since mid-March. Consequently, a large percentage of the workforce has either been out of the
May 27, 2020 | A webinar that will help employers identify, and effectively manage, issues related to the reopening of the economy amidst the ongoing threat of COVID-19
May 13, 2020 | “Dangerous Daze” will provide you and anyone in your organization insight about proven methods that decrease the impact of negative emotions. It’s been well established that anger, frustration, fear, and worry cause employees to be distracted, which not only causes health-related problems but increases their chances of creating a mishap. This webinar includes several tips and techniques that will help eliminate these damaging emotions.
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far:
BENEFITS Lifting, moving and stacking heavy and bulky materials is a workplace challenge that dates back to the Pyramids of Egypt and beyond. OHS programs need policies addressing different aspects
Seven ways to keep workers from transmitting COVID-19 infection via hand tools
Social distancing and working from home is the centerpiece of the government’s strategy to contain the spread of COVID-19. Regrettably, though, working from home is simply not a realistic option
Risk of catching coronavirus at work isn’t enough to justify a work refusal
