Upgrade Your Ergonomic Program With The MSD Prevention Checklist
When was the last time you took a deeper look at your ergonomic program and the MSD Prevention Practices at your workplace? In the last five years, many workplaces put ergonomics on the back burner due to higher priority concerns related to COVID-19. Now, we’re seeing workplaces revive their MSD...
How To Do A Thorough Job Demands Assessment
Think about a previous job accommodation or Return to Work case completed within your organization. You most likely referenced an existing, or completed a new, Physical Demands Assessment (PDA) to determine whether the job was an ideal fit with the employee’s physical abilities or if any modifications were necessary to...
Your Guide to an Effective MSD Prevention Program
Crafting a Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Prevention Program, sounds like a complicated task but it doesn’t have to be. You just need the basics and to focus on ensuring you have a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) Prevention Program that works to successfully reduce MSD injuries in your workplace. As part of that...
Using Ergonomics to Address the Needs of an Aging Workforce
By 2021, we can anticipate that one out of every four employees will be over the age of 55. In fact, in today’s workforce, approximately one in four (24%) persons aged 65 to 70 is still working, up from 11% in 2000. These rising statistics are due in large part...
Lowering Injury Potential in Repetitive Jobs
It can be challenging for organizations to show a reduction in MSDs when they have highly repetitive jobs. When cycle times can be clocked at 3 to 15 seconds, how can ergonomic concerns be addressed? This session will breakdown the stigma around repetitive work and address some of the top...
