Seats and Sitting: Ergonomic Tip Sheet
Seats and Sitting: Ergonomic Tip Sheet. This fact sheet identifies the ergonomic concerns about seated tasks and provides recommendations related to seating features, cab design, job design controls such as appropriate speed, and stretching.

MSD Job Title/Task: Forestry - General
Topic:Sitting Design - Vehicle MSD Prevention
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Source:Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace AssociationView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Sit/Stand: Ergonomic Tip Sheet
Sit/Stand: Ergonomic Tip Sheet. This fact sheet identifies the ergonomic concerns about prolonged standing and recommends the proper use of sit/stand stools and stretching to control the risk factors.

MSD Job Title/Task: Forestry - General
Topic:Sitting Standing
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:
Source:Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace AssociationView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Success with Ergonomics: Transport Cutting Dies with Hand Truck
This article looks at MSD hazards involved in transporting cutting dies and takes a look at a how a modified hand cart which was utilized by an AF&PA member company successfully reduced the risk of MSD's.

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Topic:Manual Materials Handling Design - Tools
Document Type:Year:2006
Source:AF & PAView Source Details
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Success with Ergonomics: Rotary Die Cut Stacker Operations
This article looks at MSD hazards involved in using a rotary die cut stacker to stack flat corrugated boxes and takes a look an intevention which was utilized by a AF&PA member company successfully reduced the risk of MSD's.

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Topic:Manual Materials Handling Design - Workstation
Document Type:Year:2006
Source:AF & PAView Source Details
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Success with Ergonomics:Glue Table for Paper Roll Headers
This article looks at MSD hazards involved in applying glue to headers and takes a look a height-adjustable table with a freely rotating top which was utilized by an AF&PA member company and how it successfully reduced the risk of MSD's.

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Topic:Manual Materials Handling Design - Workstation
Document Type:Year:2007
Source:AF & PAView Source Details
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Success with Ergonomics: Stacking Corrugated Boxes with Corner Stacker
This article looks at MSD hazards involved in forming stacks of flat corrugated boxes and takes a look at how placing a corner stacker on top of a hydraulic scissor can help reduce the risk of MSD's.

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Topic:Manual Materials Handling Design - Workstation
Document Type:Year:2007
Source:AF & PAView Source Details
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Success with Ergonomics: Transport and installation of Bailing Wire Coil
This article looks at MSD hazards involved in transporting and installing bailing wire on a baler and takes a look a hand truck with a height adjustable lift table which was utilized by an AF&PA member company and how it successfully reduced the risk of MSD's.

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Topic:Manual Materials Handling Design - Workstation
Document Type:Year:2007
Source:AF & PAView Source Details
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MSI Prevention Bulletin 6: Tree Planting
This Bulletin focuses on specific tasks associated with tree planting which put tree planters at a high risk of suffering musculoskeletal disorders. It provides MSD hazards and solutions for tasks such as digging with a shovel, carrying seed bags, planting seeds, and reaching into the seed bags.

MSD Job Title/Task:Tree Planting
Topic:Manual Materials Handling Design - Tools
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Source:WorkSafeBC / Workers Compensation Board of British ColumbiaView Source Details
Location: British Columbia

Ergonomic Tip Sheet: Gloves
This tip sheet describes the ergonomic concerns with work involving the use of hand tools. It also explains how proper fitting gloves can help reduce the risk of hand injuries due to the handling of hand tools.

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Source:Ontario Forestry Safe Work AssociationView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Ergonomic Safety Talk #1: Supervisor orientation of workers to ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders
This safety talk is one of a series of brief meetings held on regular basis with workers and their supervisors to discuss problems and concerns about health and safety. This safety talk reviews the definition of ergonomics, the frequency of musculoskeletal disorders, the legislation, how to recognize MSD hazards, assessing ergonomic concerns, implementing controls and following up.

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Topic:MSD Prevention
Document Type:Safety MeetingYear:2007
Source:Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace AssociationView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Ergonomic Safety Talk #2: Back care and lifting
This safety talk is one of a series of brief meetings held on regular basis with workers and their supervisors to discuss problems and concerns about health and safety. This talk discusses why back care matters, safe lifting, hazards when lifting, general ergonomic concerns, pre-shift stretching and some basic back stretches.

MSD Job Title/Task:
Topic:Back Care Manual Materials Handling
Document Type:Safety MeetingYear:2007
Source:Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace AssociationView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Ergonomic Safety Talk #3: Gloves
This safety talk is one of a series of brief meetings held on regular basis with workers and their supervisors to discuss problems and concerns about health and safety. This talk covers about gloves and how to select a glove

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Topic:Hand Tools
Document Type:Safety MeetingYear:2007
Source:Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace Association View Source Details
Location: Ontario

Ergonomic Safety Talk #4: Hand Tools
This safety talk is one of a series of brief meetings held on regular basis with workers and their supervisors to discuss problems and concerns about health and safety. This talk discusses the characteristics of hand tools including the grip, weight, handle size, grip surface, and handedness.

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Topic:Hand Tools
Document Type:Safety MeetingYear:2008
Source:Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace Association View Source Details
Location: Ontario

Health Risks for Heavy Equipment Operators
Health Risks for Heavy Equipment Operators. Provides suggestions to improve posture and administrative and engineering controls to reduce operator exposure to vibration.

MSD Job Title/Task:Heavy Equipment Operator
Topic:Design - Vehicle Vibration Driving
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:1998
Source:Construction Safety Association of OntarioView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Hand Protection
Hand Protection. This fact sheet reviews physical hazards workers are exposed to and the benefits of wearing gloves related to contact stress, vibration and cold temperatures.

MSD Job Title/Task: Construction - General
Topic: Contact Stress Vibration Cold Stress
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:2002
Source:Construction Safety Association of OntarioView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Whole Body Vibration
Whole Body Vibration. This fact sheet reviews the risks associated with whole body vibration and offers suggestions for both engineering and administrative controls.

MSD Job Title/Task:Heavy Equipment Operator
Topic:Vibration Design - Vehicle Driving
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:2002
Source:Construction Safety Association of OntarioView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Whole-body Vibration Measurement
Whole-body Vibration Measurement (Safe Operator Campaign). Outlines the harmful effects of vibration, measurement methodology and examples of safe work practices.

MSD Job Title/Task:Heavy Equipment Operator Mining - General
Topic:Vibration Design - Task
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:2006
Source:Mines and Aggregates Safety and Health AssociationView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Surface Haulage Trucks Whole-body Vibration Assessment
Surface Haulage Trucks Whole-body Vibration Assessment (Safe Operator Campaign). Outlines the harmful effects of vibration, measurement methodology and examples of safe work practices.

MSD Job Title/Task:Surface Haulage Truck Operator Mining - General
Topic:Vibration Design - Task
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Source:Mines and Aggregates Safety and Health AssociationView Source Details
Location: Ontario

The Ergonomics of Lift Trucks
The Ergonomics of Lift Trucks. This technical report highlights research that links physical design of the lift truck, how the design negatively impacts the operator, and how this mismatch results in an increased number of accidents/injuries. Various design improvements suggested in the literature and/or currently being implemented by different manufacturers is discussed.

MSD Job Title/Task:Forklift Operator
Topic:Design - Vehicle MSD Prevention
Document Type:GuidelineYear:
Source:Pulp and Paper Health and Safety AssociationView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Success with Ergonomics: Inserting Spindle into Roll Paper
This article looks at MSD hazards involved in Inserting a 260 pound spindle into large roll of paper and takes a look an intevention which was utilized by an American Forest & Paper Association member company and how it successfully reduced the risk of MSD's.

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Topic:Manual Materials Handling Design - Workstation
Document Type:Year:2007
Source:American Forest & Paper AssociationView Source Details
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