Hazard mapping and MSDs

The background of hazard mapping

Hazard mapping is a form of worker participation that concerns marking hazards at work stations on a map. Hazard mapping can be applied to various issues, such as work safety, working with chemicals, exposure to noise etc. This article focuses on the use of hazard mapping regarding hazards related to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Working with the hazards mapping approach concerns examining hazards in workplaces in a participatory manner in which workers identify and locate hazards at their own workstations and in their own work processes so that those hazards can be targeted for elimination. Workers involved learn by gathering…