Type Guides & Tools
Canada
LanguageEnglish
ProviderCanadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health (CCOHS)
This factsheet provides information about the health problems, health hazards related to working in a standind positions. It also provides recommendations for improving workplace design and how to reduce the effects of working in this posture.
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
ProviderWorkplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS)
This info sheet gives different strategies to reduce MSD hazards and improve workplace performance. It contains of three main principles: Ten ways to keep MSDs at bay Information on how gender can effect MSDs Low-tech, low-cost ergonomics solutions especially for small businesses.
Type Guides & Tools
Fínsko
LanguageFinnish
ProviderWebsite of the occupational safety and health administration in Finland
This website provides all sort of information on MSDs, including legislation, best practices, tools and risk assessment.
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 Visual resources, Guides & Tools
Canada
LanguageFrench
ProviderInstitut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
The purpose of this document is to promote reflection, present strategies facilitating the application, by nursing staff, of practices for preventing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), and propose ways of supporting the implementation of these strategies. The document is presented in the form of...
Type Guides & Tools
Canada
LanguageEnglish, French
ProviderInstitut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
This document summarizes the key results of a major study of the risks of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in emergency medical technician-paramedics (EMT-Ps) with the intent of: making stakeholders aware of the risks of MSDs associated with the profession of EMT-P and encouraging the development...
