Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
USA
LanguageEnglish
ProviderTriMedia Environmental & Engineering Firm
This website provides information (and a short film) about several interventions in the healthcare industry. Healthcare workers make diagnoses and prognoses all day long, but it isn’t always easy for them to recognize signs and symptoms of injury in themselves. Although hospitals and other...
Type Visual resources
USA
LanguageEnglish
ProviderMontana State Fund
In this video, workers in ranching, mining, timber and fire talk about the history of hard work in Montana and the promising future of working smarter and safer than ever. This video is made in honour of the 100th anniversary of Montana’s Workers’ Compensation Act and made by the Montana State Fund...
Type Visual resources
USA
LanguageEnglish
ProviderMontana State Fund
This video shows some basic tips on workplace ergonomics that apply to almost all workplaces. For instance, workplaces in the office, in the hospital and in construction.
Type Guides & Tools
USA
LanguageEnglish
ProviderOccupational Safety and Health Administration
This booklet presents basic ergonomic principles for very small businesses. It does not include issues specific to computer use, construction or agriculture. You may need the advice of an ergonomics consultant or other outside experts. The field of ergonomics is dynamic, and new information is...
Type Guides & Tools
USA
LanguageEnglish
ProviderOccupational Health and Safety Authority
These guidelines provide recommendations for nursing home employers to help reduce the number and severity of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in their facilities. MSDs include conditions such as low back pain, sciatica, rotator cuff injuries, epicondylitis, and carpal tunnel syndrome...
Type Guides & Tools
USA
LanguageEnglish
ProviderCalifornia Department of Industrial Relations
This booklet is written for managers and supervisors in industries that involve the manual handling of containers. It offers suggestions to improve the handling of rectangular, square, and cylindrical containers, sacks, and bags. “Improving Manual Material Handling in Your Workplace” lists the...
Type Guides & Tools
USA
LanguageEnglish
ProviderOregon Occupational Safety and Health (Oregon OSHA)
This booklet is designed to provide general guidance for employers and employees about how to prevent back injury as a result of lifting and moving patients and residents. It may be useful in settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, board and care homes, and during the...