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Impact Story - A Journey of Ergonomics: Sustainability and Impact Across the Years
This story outlines the journey of an Ergonomist, Allison Stephens, and her experiences working at Ford Motor Company for 30+ years. Learn how the MSD prevention program impacted organizational culture, improved injury rates, quality, morale, and productivity, and included both reactive and proactive prevention.
Impact Story - Advancing Workplace Health & Safety with the Ontario MSD Prevention Guideline
This story highlights the impacts of Ontario Power Generation (OPG)'s musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) prevention program over a 10 year period (2007-2017). Learn how they established a systematic approach, shifted organizational culture, and developed a sustainable program.
OHCOW is hosting a Weekly Webinar Series in February for Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Day.
Session dates and topics include:
• Week 1: February 10, 2022 – Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Week 2: February 17, 2022 – Integrating Components for a Return-to-Work (RTW) Program
• Week 3: February 24, 2022 – Ergonomics for Specific Occupations
• Week 4: February 28, 2022 – Ergonomic Prevention Tools
International RSI Awareness Day is February 28, 2022. Learn more by visiting the following pages:
- International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day (CCOHS)
New Resources: Overhead Work Poster and Animated Video
Overhead work infographic (PDF)
Overhead work animation (VIDEO)
Overhead work is a known musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk, strongly related to the development of shoulder injuries. Find out how to reduce risks with these new resources in the Resource Library, under the Hazard Control category/filter.
New Poster: Sit-Stand Workstations
A new Sit-Stand Workstations Poster has been added to the Quick Start Guideline: Office. It's also available in the Resource Library.
New Posters: Positioning the Body to Reduce MSD Injury Risk
Positioning the Body to Reduce MSD Injury Risk: Focus on the Knee (PDF)
Positioning the Body to Reduce MSD Injury Risk: Focus on the Low Back (PDF)
Positioning the Body to Reduce MSD Injury Risk: Focus on the Shoulder (PDF)
These three resources were developed to complement the CRE-MSD webinar series Training for Non-Modifiable and Physically Demanding Manual Materials Handling Tasks: Strategies for First Responders and Healthcare Workers. They can be found in the Resource Library, under the Hazard Control category/filter.