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Office ergonomics: remembering the basics booklet |
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Provides information on repetitive strain injuries (RSIs) and how to prevent them. Covers ergonomic principles, symptoms and causes of discomfort, how to evaluate and adjust workstations, exercises designed to reduce injury, and includes a workstation checklist. |
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Source: Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta |
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Stretching: at the workstation |
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Answers questions on how to do stretching at the workstation to reduce the strain of working at a computer for long periods of time. Offers illustrated examples of stretches for the hands, forearms, neck, shoulders, back, side, and legs. |
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Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) |
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Musculoskeletal injury prevention program (MSIPP): implementation guide |
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Offers information on how to develop or improve musculoskeletal injury prevention programs (MSIP). Covers MSIP policy development, risk identification and assessment, risk control, education, training, return to work programs and accommodations, post-incident procedures, and program evaluation. |
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Source: Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia (OHSAH) |
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Workplace health FAQs |
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Offers a list of FAQs on various workplace health topics including ergonomics, health and safety hazards, healthy living and wellness at work, workers’ rights and responsibilities, workplace conditions, and young workers. |
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Source: Canadian Health Network (CHN) |
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Mysteries of the office solved |
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Lists and provides solutions for common workstation 'culprits' which may pose undue physical stress on the worker and lead to injuries of the wrists, back, neck, shoulders, and elbows and sometimes affect other muscles, joints, and nerves. |
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Source: Canadian Health Network |
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Les grands mystères du bureau élucidés : La planification ergonomique du poste de travail peut prévenir des blessures
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Enumère et procure des solutions pour les maux dû à la table de travail qui peut causer un stress physique sans mesure sur l'employé et cause des blessures aux poignets, dos,cou, épaules, etc. |
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Source: Réseau canadien de la santé |
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