Ergonomics
Over 300 Free Ergonomics Resources!
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In 2012, Liberty Mutual’s Workplace Safety Index found that overexertion (excessive lifting, pushing, pulling, holding, carrying, throwing) was the number one cause of disabling injuries in America. Also, repetitive motion (repeated stress or strain) was determined to be the seventh leading cause of disabling injuries.
Together, overexertion and repetitive motion accounted for over 30% of the total cost of all disabling injuries in the United States! With one third of all disabling injury costs being associated with these two types of claims, employers should place a high priority on preventing them.
Ergonomics is a proven method of reducing both overexertion and repetitive motion injuries. Below are links to over 300 of our favorite Ergonomics resources.
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Introduction To Ergonomics
- What is ergonomics?
- Understanding ergonomics at work
- Ergonomics in the workplace
- Ergonomics: A practical approach for improving the workplace
- Ergonomics: the study of work
- Ergonomics fact sheet
- Human factors – job, equipment & environment focus
- Human factors – introducing the key topics
- Human factors – design
- Human factors – lighting, thermal comfort, working space, noise & vibration
- Human factors – maintenance, inspection & testing (MIT)
- Ergonomics guide
- Standing problem
- Ergonomics for general industry
- Sitting disease
- The dollars and sense of ergonomics (webinar)
- Human factors & ergonomics
- Ergonomics resources from WorkSafeBC
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Ergonomics safety training (video)
Ergonomic Programs
- Employee discomfort survey
- Discomfort survey
- Ergonomics symptoms survey
- Ergonomics self-assessment
- OSHA ergonomics analysis tools
- Ergonomics: A 5-minute safety training aid
- Performing a physical demands analysis
- Physical demands analysis form
- OSHA analyze the jobs
- Evaluation tools
- Ergonomic assessment tools
- Revised NIOSH lifting equation
- NIOSH lifting calculator app
- Assessing & controling manual handling risks
- Heavy lifting II – lifting equation
- Manual handling assessment charts
- Team handling assessment
- Lifting task evaluation guide
- Checklists & tools
- Pushing & pulling risk assessment
- RULA – Rapid upper limb assessement
- Upper extremity strain index equation
- Checklist for the prevention of lower limb disorders (LLDs)
- Checklist for the prevention of WRULDs
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Overexertion & Back Injuries
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Leverage zones (poster)
- Are you making the best use of lifting and handling aids
- Back safety, back injuries are preventable
- Stretching exercises for the workplace – yes or no?
- Do stretching programs prevent musculoskeletal disorders?
- Stretching for fun and profit
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Stretching works at work (poster)
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Stretching prevents injuries (poster)
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Lighten the load (case studies)
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How to lift safely (poster)
- Weight lifting tips (poster)
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Lighten the load (humorous video)
- Musculoskeletal disorders & ergonomics
- Manual handling at work
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Repetitive Motion Disorders
- Hand & arm basics
- Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs): an introduction
- Preventing MSDs in practice
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Carpal tunnel syndrome – an inside view
- The psychosocial side of RSIs
- A guide to selecting non-powered hand tools
- What are the health effects of hand-arm vibration?
- Prevention of upper extremity cumulative trauma disorders
- MSD prevenition series (5)
- Work-related neck & upper limb disorders (WRULDs)
- Work-related neck & upper limb disorders report
- Hazards & risks related to work-related neck & upper limb disorders (WRULDs)
- Upper body stretches
- Guide on the prevention of upper limb disorders in the Financial Sector
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Office & Computer Work Stations
- Safe sitting
- 9 Office ergonomics resources
- My computer my way
- Computer workstation survey
- UCLA office ergonomics
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3M Optimal personal comfort (poster)
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Health work habits (poster)
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The four pillars of ergonomics (video)
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Office ergonomics (video)
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Computing health & safety (video)
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Laptop ergonomics (video)
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Smartphone ergonomics (video)
- Computer workstations
-Ergonomic References
- Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health
- CroetWeb
- Ergoblog
- Journal of occupational and environment medicine
- ASSE
- European agency for safety & health at work
- CNA – Ergonomics services
- SHRM
- 25 Ergonomic PowerPoint presentations
- MSD/Ergonomics abstracts
- Ergo-link
- Ontario Ministry of Labour
- Military human factors standards and handbooks
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