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Safe Work Methods and Lifting Tips for Manual Materials Handling (WSPS)

Author: Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS)Description: Playlist of 10 short videos from Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS) on MSD hazards associated with manual…

Safe Patient Handling Risk Assessment

Hyperlink; Assessment–A comprehensive assessment of patient handling practices for use by an ergonomist or similar trained professional. Covers facility resources, current practices, environmental…

Washington State Ergonomic and MSD Risk Assessment Checklists

Hyperlink; Assessment–A library of resources for workers, health & safety professionals, ergonomists and other stakeholders to identify high forces, awkward postures, and repetitions. Resources…

Trim Station for Skinning Foam Products: Video Example

Video; Hazard Control–A short video explaining potential MSD risks associated with a repetitive manual materials handling task. The video discusses risk factors and potential recommendations for this…

Safety Talk: Back Care and Lifting

Hyperlink; Hazard Control–Information about safe lifting practices with guidelines for communicating these practices with workers.

Safety Talk: Hand Tools

Hyperlink; Hazard Control–Information about safe practices using hand tools with guidelines for communicating these practices with workers.

Apple Picking (WSPS)

Hyperlink; Hazard Control–A list of musculoskeletal risk factors and recommendations to reduce those risks for apple picker and similar manual harvesting workers.

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