This checklist is designed to assist managers, workplace health staff and rehabilitation providers with identifying and addressing risks of body stressing injury. Risk management is the primary tool used to prevent workplace injury and disease.
This graphic provides a high-level overview of body stressing injuries in the Comcare scheme. The data in this graphic is for the 2016–17 financial year
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Safe handling of chemical producs at work places - Checklists for a responsible use of information from safety data sheets
This factsheet provides an overview of what musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are, the multifactorial nature of these conditions and the need to address both physical and psychosocial hazards in preventing and managing these disorders.
This fact sheet provides information and guidance for human resources and work health and safety managers. Its purpose is to help workplaces develop a business case for reducing sedentary practices in the workplace.
This report examines the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and the associated physical, psychosocial, individual and organisational risk factors in three specific groups of workers: women, migrants and LGBTI workers. It discusses why workers in these groups are more often exposed to MSD-related risk factors, and report a higher prevalence of health issues, including MSDs, than other workers.
This report examines the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and the associated physical, psychosocial, individual and organisational risk factors in three specific groups of workers: women, migrants and LGBTI workers. It discusses why workers in these groups are more often exposed to MSD-related risk factors, and report a higher prevalence of health issues, including MSDs, than other workers.
This article presents the data sheets developed by INAIL-CONTARP to assess the risk of many non-standardisable repetitive tasks in the sector. The method used was the OCRA checklist. This method has proved to be reliable and allows users to draw up a map of the risk for repetitive work.
The document lists the common symptoms reported by workers working with VDUs (including headache and visual and musculoskeletal disorders). It also presents some tips and recommendations to limit their occurrence.