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Preventing MSD to Reduce Opioid Use
This poster shows the association between MSD, mental health, and risk of opioid use in the working population.
Impact of MSD in Ontario Workplaces
This poster shows the financial impact of MSD in workplaces over the last 10 years and in 2023.
What is a Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD)?
This video introduces common symptoms, MSD hazards, and how to prevent MSD injuries.
Introduction to the MSD Prevention Guideline Website
This video provides an overview of the sections and content available on the website.
Presenters: Dr. Sadeem M. Qureshi & Dr. W. Patrick Neumann
Discrete Event Simulation (DES) is an operations research tool that can represent complex systems at a discrete set of points. This webinar presents the results of a study where DES was used to simulate the process of care delivery from a nurse's perspective on a task-by-task basis to understand both the demands on the nurse, the delivery of care to the patients over the course of an entire shift, and the implications for musculoskeletal disorders (MSD).
Presenters: Daphne Ho & Dr. Steven Fischer
The job duties of Personal Support Workers (PSWs) continues to expand. As a result, it is critical to obtain knowledge of the tasks that are the most demanding and potentially pose the largest injury risks. This information can help direct ergonomic interventions to mitigate injury risk, in particular musculoskeletal disorders.
This webinar will present findings from a survey of over 400 PSWs, consisting of the most physically demanding and frequently completed PSW work tasks, along with descriptions of contextual factors that influence the intensity of the physical demand required for specific tasks.
Announcement: User Experience (UX) Evaluation
Announcement:
We are conducting a User Experience (UX) Evaluation on the MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario. Share your experience with the website to help guide future development! Whether you are a frequent user or new visitor to the website, we are interested in learning about your interaction and experience with using the website.
We are looking for feedback from volunteers in the following roles:
• Manager
• Small Business Owner/Manager
• Joint Health & Safety Committee member (Worker/Supervisor representatives)
• Health & Safety Professional
• Ergonomist
• Healthcare Specialist (Physicians, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Kinesiologists, etc.)
• Engineer/Designer
Please contact us to learn more and set up a time to have your say!
New Posters: Driving Ergonomics & In-Vehicle Workstations
Do you spend time commuting or working on mobile devices in your vehicle? Find out how to set up your vehicle to control MSD hazards with these new resources in the Resource Library, under the Hazard Control category/filter.