Musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) hazards in the workplace must be treated the same as any other workplace hazard. This means MSD hazards need to be identified, assessed and eliminated or controlled. Learn how to integrate the 10 steps for MSD prevention into a Health and Safety program through our new poster resource.

Getting ready to implement MSD prevention into your organization's Health and Safety program? Preparing for an audit of the program? This checklist can be used in the initial design and review to check program alignment with key areas of the MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario.

Manual materials handling tasks are a major cause of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in industrial workplaces. In response to this issue, the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) is conducting a year-long, workplace compliance initiative on material handling in industrial workplaces. 

Looking for an easier way to collect pain or discomfort scores? Are you evaluating the impact of an ergonomics intervention? The Electronic Visual Analog Scale (eVAS) iPad App allows researchers and workplaces to digitally track participants’ feedback through visual analog scores using slider channels. The App can be customized for use of your own body maps and images, and results can be easily exported and saved into table format.

Author: Dr. Daniel Viggiani

Body discomfort and pain are common signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). Pain is processed in the brain, which is distinct from the injuries that people often associate with pain. Understanding how we experience pain and the processes involved in the development of chronic pain can be complex. This CRE-MSD position paper breaks down the processes and key differences between acute and chronic pain.

Poster on the psychosocial factors in the workplace and their influence on musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and mental health. Workplace psychosocial factors are cultural, social and psychological factors determined at or by the workplace that impact employees’ responses to work and their work environment, which can result in negative mental health outcomes and increase the risk of MSD.