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
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:
Source:Mines and Aggregates Safety and Health AssociationView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). This fact sheet reviews causes and symptoms of HAVS and offers suggestions on how HAVS can be prevented.

MSD Job Title/Task: General
Topic:Vibration
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:
Source:Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario WorkersView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Whole Body Vibration
Whole Body Vibration. This fact sheet lists the health effects on drivers and recommendations for administrative and engineering controls to reduce worker exposure.

MSD Job Title/Task:Driving
Topic:Vibration
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:
Source:Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario WorkersView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Vibration
Vibration: Hazard Training. This program introduces participants to both hand-arm and whole-body vibration and common sources of exposure to each. Various hazard assessment tools will be discussed along with practical measures to control worker exposure.

MSD Job Title/Task: General
Topic:Vibration
Document Type:Training sessionYear:
Source:Workers Health & Safety CentreView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Farmwise: your essential guide to health and safety in agriculture
This guidebook provides an overview on all types of health and safety issues in agriculture. Specifically, It contains sections which focus on health a safety concerns involving noise and vibration, as well as manual handling and musculoskeletal problems.

MSD Job Title/Task:
Topic:Back Care Design - Tools Design - Workstation Manual Materials Handling Vibration MSD Prevention
Document Type:Year:
Source:HSEView Source Details
Location:

Health hazards from whole body vibration caused by mobile agricultural machinery
This Fact sheet provides information on the musculoskeletal hazards associated with whole body vibrations and agricultural machinery. Controls such as carrying out proper maintenance, checking the suspension, and making full use of seat adjustments are highlighted in this article.

MSD Job Title/Task:
Topic:Vibration
Document Type:Year:2004
Source:HSEView Source Details
Location:

Control Back-Pain Risks from Whole Body Vibration
This Booklet takes a look at whole body vibration and the use of motor vehicles at work. It provides information on why whole body vibration is an issue and provides information on controls that can reduce whole body vibration.

MSD Job Title/Task:Driving
Topic:Driving Vibration
Document Type:Year:
Source:Health and Safety ExecutiveView Source Details
Location:

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

Safety in the Landscape Industry
Safety in the Landscape Industry. This revised safety manual covers a wealth of information for those involved in the landscaping industry. Employers need to practice due diligence by informing workers of hazards and safety measures they should take. Relevant topics include temperature exposure (hot, cold), vibration from equipment and safe lifting and carrying techniques.

MSD Job Title/Task:Landscaping
Topic: Manual Materials Handling Heat Stress Cold Stress Vibration
Document Type:GuidelineYear:
Source:Farm Safety AssociationView Source Details
Location: Ontario

A Health and Safety Guideline for Your Workplace: Abrasive Grinding Wheels
A Health and Safety Guideline for Your Workplace: Abrasive Grinding Wheels. Identifies potential hazards associated with the use of grinding wheels with mention of controls for vibration.

MSD Job Title/Task:Grinding
Topic: Vibration
Document Type:GuidelineYear:2006
Source:Industrial Accident Prevention AssociationView Source Details
Location: Ontario

A Health and Safety Guideline for Your Workplace: Air Powered Hand Tools
A Health and Safety Guideline for Your Workplace: Air Powered Hand Tools. Identifies potential hazards associated with the use of air powered hand tools and outlines ergonomic considerations to address these hazards.

MSD Job Title/Task:Air-powered hand tool use
Topic:Design - Tools Vibration
Document Type:GuidelineYear:2006
Source:Industrial Accident Prevention AssociationView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Ergonomics and Driving
Ergonomics and Driving. This fact sheet identifies typical problems associated with prolonged driving and provides suggestions to avoid the health hazards of driving.

MSD Job Title/Task:Driving
Topic:Driving Vibration
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:2005
Source:Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario WorkersView Source Details
Location: Ontario

ERGONOMICS & DRIVING
This pamphet takes a look at two major causes of musculoskeletal disorder among drivers; long term sitting, and whole body vibration. In order to reduce long term sitting and whole body vibration this pamphlet makes recommendations regarding the position of the driver's seat and well as ways to combat inactivity.

MSD Job Title/Task:Driving
Topic:Back Care Vibration
Document Type:Year:1998
Source:WorkSafe SaskatchewanView Source Details
Location: Saskatchewan