What's New
We are working to continuously develop the Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Prevention Guideline. Watch for new content, including more resources and case studies. We depend on companies and practitioners to share case studies of MSD prevention interventions. Please contact us if you have a case study that would be helpful to share with others to prevent MSD!
Highlights
See our most recent resources below.
Preventing MSD to Reduce Opioid Use
A resource examining the association between MSD, mental health, and risk of opioid use in the working population.
Impact of MSD in Ontario Workplaces
This one page poster shows the financial impact of MSD in workplaces over the last 10 years and in 2023.
Introduction to the MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario Website Video
An overview of the sections and content of the MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario.
This webinar was presented by Dr. Heather Johnston (O'Reilly). View the webinar recording and event page for more details.
CRE-MSD, Public Services Health & Safety Association, and VHA Home HealthCare, provided a webinar through the Client-Patient Handling Community of Practice, in support of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development's healthcare campaign.
New Guideline Logo
Watch for the new MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario logo on our resources!
CRE-MSD has a new resource available called the ‘Ontario Ergonomics Intervention Cost-Benefit Calculator’ that uses injury cost data from Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) to calculate the annual savings and payback period for ergonomics interventions. To use the calculator, you will input injury data for your organization over the last three years, cost of each potential solution, type of solution, estimated productivity improvements, and any other cost savings associated with each intervention. The calculator will output total estimated annual savings and payback period for each intervention.
This calculator is based on the Washington State Ergonomics Cost Benefit Calculator, created by Richard Goggins. Watch Rick’s talk where he gives an example of how to use the calculator