Ergonomics for Skilled Trades - Practical Guidelines and Tips
Ergonomics for Skilled Trades - Practical Guidelines and Tips: Help workers understand what MSDs are and how they develop. Also assist workers recognize and minimize risk factors. Topics include proper working heights and working postures, the working environment (hot/cold), selecting tools and manual material handling.

MSD Job Title/Task:Electrical Skilled trades
Topic:MSD Prevention
Document Type:Training session Year:
Source:Electrical & Utilities Safety AssociationView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Sector Specific Hazard Training - Manual Material Handling
Sector Specific Hazard Training - Manual Material Handling. Part-two ensures certified members have the knowledge and skills to deal with their specific workplaces.

MSD Job Title/Task:Electrical Skilled Trades
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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Source:Electrical & Utilities Safety AssociationView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Ergonomic Survival Guide for Electricians
This leaflet provides information on musculosketal hazards that electricians face such as awkward postures, over exertion, and repetitive ahnd work. In order to reduce the risk of MSD's this leaflet suggests utilizing proper lifting techniques, and using the appropriate tools for the job.

MSD Job Title/Task:Electrical Skilled Trades
Topic:Manual Materials Handling MSD Prevention Back Care
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Source:Cal/OSHAView Source Details
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Solutions for Electrical Contractors - Installation and Repair: Pulling and Feeding Wire
This E-tool indicates that there are several musculoskeletal hazards associated with pulling and feeding wire. Recommendations on how to reduce the pulling force required to pull wire as well as how to reduce the frequency of pulling and feeding and how to avoid awkward postures are also provided.

MSD Job Title/Task:Electrical Skilled Trades
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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Source:OSHAView Source Details
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Solutions for Electrical Contractors - Installation and Repair: Connecting and Fastening
This E-tool presents several hazards associated with connecting and fastening wires and other electrical devices. Controls such as using tools that are more appropriate for the job and avoiding tools that cause discomfort are presented in order to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders.

MSD Job Title/Task:Electrical Skilled Trades
Topic:Design - Tools
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Source:OSHAView Source Details
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Solutions for Electrical Contractors - Installation and Repair: Using Tools
This E-tool presents several hazards associated with the use of a variety of tools by electrical contractors. It provides information on what to consider for when selecting hand tools and power tools, as well as information on the use of a mobile tool box versus a tool bag or belt. In addition this e-tool provides recommendations on how to reduce the risk of MSD's when bending and cutting conduit and drilling holes.

MSD Job Title/Task:Electrical Skilled Trades
Topic:Design - Tools
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Source:OSHAView Source Details
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Solutions for Electrical Contractors - Installation and Repair: Digging and Trenching
This E-tool presents several ergonomic hazards associated with digging trenches and holes for underground electrical lines and fixtures . It also provides solutions such as using the right shovel for the job and proper hoveling technique.

MSD Job Title/Task:Electrical Skilled Trades
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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Source:OSHAView Source Details
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Solutions for Electrical Contractors -Prefabrication: Bending Conduit
This E-tool presents several ergonomic hazards associated with bending conduits prior to shipping them to a site . It also provides solutions for each hazards presented.

MSD Job Title/Task:Electrical Skilled Trades
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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Source:OSHAView Source Details
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Solutions for Electrical Contractors -Prefabrication: Cutting and Spooling Wires
This E-tool presents several ergonomic hazards associated with handling heavy spools of wire . It also provides solutions such as team lifting as well as the use of spool rollers.

MSD Job Title/Task:Electrical Skilled Trades
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
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Source:OSHAView Source Details
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Solutions for Electrical Contractors -Prefabrication: Welding
This E-tool presents several ergonomic hazards associated with welding in a prefabrication shop . It also provides solutions that emphasize changes in workplace design in order to reduce static and awkward postures.

MSD Job Title/Task:Electrical Skilled Trades
Topic:Design - Workstation
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Source:OSHAView Source Details
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Solutions for Electrical Contractors -Prefabrication: Assembly Task
This E-tool focuses on the hazards caused by health and safety issues such as poorly designed workstations, hand intensive repetitive tasks, and static postures. It also provides solutions to these hazards such as adjustable chairs and work surfaces, power tools, anti-fatigue maps.

MSD Job Title/Task:Electrical Skilled Trades
Topic:Design - Tools Driving
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Source:OSHAView Source Details
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Electricians and Manual Handling
Manual handling injuries result in more lost time for electricians than any other type of injury. This document provides practical examples of how all stakeholders in the building and construction industry can assist in reducing the risk of manual handling injury to eletricians. This document makes suggestions on the materials used in roofing, the delivery and storage of roofing materials, as well as equipment and tools used in roofing, teamlifting, team cable laying, digging, working on switchboards/panels, and chasing walls.

MSD Job Title/Task:Electrical Skilled Trades
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
Document Type:Year:2007
Source:Department of Consumer and Employment ProtectionView Source Details
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