What's New
We are working to continuously develop the Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Prevention Guideline. Watch for new content, including more resources and case studies. We depend on companies and practitioners to share case studies of MSD prevention interventions. Please contact us if you have a case study that would be helpful to share with others to prevent MSD!
Highlights
See our most recent resources below.
Preventing MSD to Reduce Opioid Use
A resource examining the association between MSD, mental health, and risk of opioid use in the working population.
Impact of MSD in Ontario Workplaces
This one page poster shows the financial impact of MSD in workplaces over the last 10 years and in 2023.
Introduction to the MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario Website Video
An overview of the sections and content of the MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario.
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.
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.
Presenters: Dr. Philip Bigelow & Kim Meszaros, CCPE
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many office workers to continue working from home. To examine the prolonged impact of working from home on the physical and mental health of workers, an online survey was issued between March and May 2022. The analysis revealed that many workers still do not have an optimal workstation set up at home, and self-reported mental and physical health were worse during the pandemic than before.
This webinar will provide an overview of related results and recommendations to improve the health impacts of telework, with emphasis on MSD prevention. It will be of interest to employers and employees completing computer-based work from home or in a hybrid working arrangement.
- Slide presentations are available on the Conference Event Page
- Recorded videos of the conference introduction and keynote speaker are now available on the CRE-MSD YouTube channel!
Coming soon: Resource paper on key take aways from the conference to assist workplaces in the decision-making process when considering the application of exoskeletons.