Vision

Bringing researchers and workplace parties together to identify the key questions, research the best answers, and pass on the best knowledge that will lead to the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders at work.

• Involves workplace parties in the planning, conducting, interpreting, and transferring the knowledge of research on the prevention of MSDs.
• Creates synergies between researchers with an interest in this area.

MSD Prevention

MSDs are a complex and multi-faceted problem.  The prevention of MSDs demands a multi-disciplinary, multi-perspective approach that demands knowledge that includes the full range from fundamental/basic research to applied workplace-based intervention research.  The Centre researchers are actively engaged in research across this spectrum.

This part of the website contains interactive materials, presentations and discussions on prevention topics, typically where no clear answers are available or where there are multiple perspectives.

The Transportation Health and Safety Association and the Ontario Service Sector Alliance now have information on their websites dedicated to ergonomics.

• THSAO has a new MSDs in Transportation web page which provides a compilation of presentations and informative resource materials regarding musculoskeletal issues. Visit the site  here…
• The Ontario Service Sector Alliance has a new MSD Prevention Guideline for the Service Sector. More…

• Workshops

  • MSD in the Transportation Sector

  • Manual Materials Handling

  • Transportation Sector Ergonomics

  • Job Rotation

• Internal Reports

  • Ergonomic Participative Blueprint

• Presentations

  • Human Factors & Corporate Strategies

• Position Papers

  • Overhead work

  • Cumulative Loading

  • Using a stability ball as an office chair may be bad for you!  (link)

• Article of the month

• Participative Ergonomics Wiki

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