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This story outlines the journey of an Ergonomist, Allison Stephens, and her experiences working at Ford Motor Company for 30+ years. Learn how the MSD prevention program impacted organizational culture, improved injury rates, quality, morale, and productivity, and included both reactive and proactive prevention.
This story highlights the impacts of Ontario Power Generation (OPG)'s musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) prevention program over a 10 year period (2007-2017). Learn how they established a systematic approach, shifted organizational culture, and developed a sustainable program.
Justifying the cost of ergonomics solutions in the workplace can be a difficult task. The ERGO-ROI (Ergonomics Return on Investment) Calculator is a free tool to help practitioners better estimate the cost-benefit of ergonomics interventions, which supports informed decision-making and can strengthen business cases.
Explore new resources, webinars and events:
New Poster: Sit-Stand Workstations
A new Sit-Stand Workstations Poster has been added to the Quick Start Guideline: Office. It's also available in the Resource Library.
New Posters: Positioning the Body to Reduce MSD Injury Risk
Positioning the Body to Reduce MSD Injury Risk: Focus on the Knee (PDF)
Positioning the Body to Reduce MSD Injury Risk: Focus on the Low Back (PDF)
Positioning the Body to Reduce MSD Injury Risk: Focus on the Shoulder (PDF)
These three resources were developed to complement the CRE-MSD webinar series Training for Non-Modifiable and Physically Demanding Manual Materials Handling Tasks: Strategies for First Responders and Healthcare Workers. They can be found in the Resource Library, under the Hazard Control category/filter.
CRE-MSD Conference Registration
Registration is now open for CRE-MSD's Fall 2019 conference Using Ontario's New MSD Prevention Guideline to Empower Workplaces: A Year in Review, which will be held on October 1, 2019. CRE-MSD is pleased to offer this as a FREE event. Space is limited, so be sure to register now to save your seat!
Office Quick Start Guide Public Review
Deadline extended: The draft Office Quick Start Guide will remain open for public review until July 8, 2019.