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Ergonomics in the workplace : MSI prevention training

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This bulletin gives an overview of employer requirements to provide musculoskeletal injury prevention training to workers, and for workers to participate in and apply the training. It is part of... More ≫

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This bulletin gives an overview of employer requirements to provide musculoskeletal injury prevention training to workers, and for workers to participate in and apply the training. It is part of the Ergonomics in the workplace series that focus on applying ergonomics principles to reduce illness and injury, while meeting Alberta's occupational health and safety requirements.

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COVID-19 information : workplace ergonomics considerations arising from the COVID-19 pandemic [2020]

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This document focuses on the importance of addressing changes and adaptations in the workplace to follow the COVID-19 pandemic guidelines and requirements, while considering ergonomics and human factors. More ≫

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This document focuses on the importance of addressing changes and adaptations in the workplace to follow the COVID-19 pandemic guidelines and requirements, while considering ergonomics and human factors.

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Musculoskeletal injuries, biomechanical risk factors : OHS information for employers and workers

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Although the causes of musculoskeletal injuries are difficult or sometimes impossible to determine, a number of risk factors have been shown to contribute to them. This safety bulletin discusses... More ≫

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Although the causes of musculoskeletal injuries are difficult or sometimes impossible to determine, a number of risk factors have been shown to contribute to them. This safety bulletin discusses the factors that involve how the worker's body functions during work, the biomechanical risk factors.

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Musculoskeletal injuries, symptoms and types of injuries : OHS information for employers and workers

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Although the causes of musculoskeletal injuries are difficult or sometimes impossible to determine, a number of risk factors have been shown to contribute to them. This fact sheet discusses the... More ≫

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Although the causes of musculoskeletal injuries are difficult or sometimes impossible to determine, a number of risk factors have been shown to contribute to them. This fact sheet discusses the various kinds of musculoskeletal injuries and the three stages of increasing discomfort and disability.

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Lifting and handling loads, reducing hazards : OHS information for employers and workers

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Deals with the lifting and handling of loads. The purpose of performing a workplace hazard assessment is to identify specific workplace hazards related to materials handling injuries and to then... More ≫

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Deals with the lifting and handling of loads. The purpose of performing a workplace hazard assessment is to identify specific workplace hazards related to materials handling injuries and to then reduce worker exposure to those hazards.

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It’s your move : evaluating improvements to client handling practices in Alberta

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher. The researcher used the grant to evaluate a patient handling program. This dataset provides some of the information... More ≫

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher. The researcher used the grant to evaluate a patient handling program. This dataset provides some of the information collected during this study

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Good product design : avoiding the average

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A good design takes into account that people vary widely in size and shape.

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Focus on human performance. Part one: sleep inertia

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Most humans need some time to go from deep sleep to complete alertness. This short information sheet looks at the effect of “sleep inertia” on workplace environments such as those for first responders. More ≫

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Most humans need some time to go from deep sleep to complete alertness. This short information sheet looks at the effect of “sleep inertia” on workplace environments such as those for first responders.

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Selecting hand tools

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Poorly designed hand tools — too heavy, poorly balanced, with a grip that is too large, the wrong shape, or slippery — can lead to injuries of the hand, wrist, forearm, shoulder, and neck. Hammers... More ≫

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Poorly designed hand tools — too heavy, poorly balanced, with a grip that is too large, the wrong shape, or slippery — can lead to injuries of the hand, wrist, forearm, shoulder, and neck. Hammers or pliers with bent handles keep the wrist and forearm straight to reduce injury and increase power. Pliers and cutting tools with spring-assisted jaws require less finger and hand effort to repeatedly open the jaws. Power tools with foam or rubberized grips help reduce the transfer of vibration to the hands and arms.

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Push it or pull it?

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Carts and wheeled equipment help to make work safer and more efficient in almost every workplace. For example, dollies move heavy equipment parts on shop floors, and wheeled carts carry supplies... More ≫

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Carts and wheeled equipment help to make work safer and more efficient in almost every workplace. For example, dollies move heavy equipment parts on shop floors, and wheeled carts carry supplies and materials in office buildings. It’s important, though, to understand how best to work with wheeled equipment since between 9 and 20 per cent of the injury claims for low back pain are the result of pushing and pulling activities.

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