OSH Answers Supermarket Meat Department
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety website answers questions about the tasks and risk factors involved in meat cutting, packaging and wrapping.

MSD Job Title/Task:Food Preparation
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
Document Type:GuidelineYear:1998
Source:Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and SafetyView Source Details
Location: Ontario

ErgoCheck: Preparing Food
Preparing Food. Reviews workstation set-up to promote neutral postures and reduce forces related to material handling. Mention of task rotation and changes in working positions.

MSD Job Title/Task:Food Preparation
Topic:MSD Prevention
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:
Source:Ontario Service Safety AllianceView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Teen Worker Safety in Restaurants: Food Preparation Strains & Sprains
This e-tool provides information on reducing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders associated with food preparation by presenting work practices that can reduce reaching and heavy lifting, prolonged standing, and repetitive motion, as well as changes in workplace design and changes in the task performed.

MSD Job Title/Task:Food Preparation
Topic:Manual Materials Handling Design - Workstation
Document Type:Year:
Source:UD Department of LabourView Source Details
Location:

Teen Worker Safety in Restaurants: Delivery Strains & Sprains
This e-tool provides information on potential risks involved in food delivery and also how to reduce the risk of MSD's by introducing proper lifting techniques and providing tips on how to reduce manual materials handling.

MSD Job Title/Task:Food Preparation
Topic:Manual Materials Handling Design - Workstation
Document Type:Year:
Source:UD Department of LabourView Source Details
Location:

Safety and Health Tips for Catering Staff
A section of this booklet provides information on how to prevent sprains and strains in the catering industry by providing recommended practices that can help reduce hand and arm work.

MSD Job Title/Task:Food Preparation
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
Document Type:Year:
Source:WorkSafe/Department of Consumer and Employment ProtectionView Source Details
Location:

Preventing back pain and other aches and pains to kitchen and food service staff
This leaflet looks at the risk of pains and strains in food service staff and provides recommendation on how to reduce the risk of MSD's in tasks such as dishwashing, manual washing, pot washing, liftiing and carrying pots, preparing food, storing supplies, cleaning, and removing waste.

MSD Job Title/Task:Food Food Preparation
Topic:Manual Materials Handling
Document Type:Year:2006
Source:Health and Safety ExecutiveView Source Details
Location: