Type Case study
Canada
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This series of short informative case studies looks at a range of policy level initiatives across Europe and beyond aiming to prevent and manage work-related MSDs. The studies focus on achievements, factors contributing to their success and challenges encountered, and transferability to other...
Type Guides & Tools
Canada
LanguageEnglish, French
ProviderCanadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health (CCOHS)
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has challenged employers to equip their workers with the tools they need in order to do their jobs safely at home, and it’s important that this focus includes both mental and physical health.
Type Guides & Tools
Canada
LanguageEnglish, French
ProviderCanadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health (CCOHS)
This fact sheet covers a wide range of health and safety issues related to teleworking. It includes ergonomic tips for setting up a home office; tips for work scheduling (work load) issues; what is an appropriate home office environment, etc.
Type Guides & Tools
Il-Litwanja
LanguageLithuanian
ProviderInstitute of Hygiene
ART is a risk assessment tool. This tool is most suited for tasks that: involve actions of the upper limbs; repeat every few minutes, or even more frequently; and occur for at least 1–2 hours per day or shift. ART tool is made up of three sections: the assessment guide; the risk factors and the...
Type Guides & Tools
Canada
LanguageFrench
ProviderInstitut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
This tool allows managers and employees to better understand the nature and complexity of handling situations and to identify the presence of risks of musculoskeletal disorders. Presented in the form of five sheets, this tool also leads them to identify situations to be transformed and plan...
Type Case study
Il-Litwanja
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
Most of works on the fishing and transport boats are related to the manual handling and lifting of the various loads and repetitive movements or incorrect working postures. The management of the company decided to develop a combined method of ergonomic training for raising employees’ awareness...
Type Guides & Tools
Canada
LanguageEnglish
ProviderInfrastructure Health and Safety Association
This checklist shows the basic steps for MSD prevention. These steps are based on the MSD prevention framework in the MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario and the information provided in the Resource Manual for the MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario. Workplaces that are just getting started can...