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Injury Prevention Resources for Health Care - General Ergonomics
The following links list tools, publications, and other resources to help prevent the most common injuries and illnesses in the health care industry. These resources may not meet all the requirements for health and safety in British Columbia. Please check the Workers Compensation Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, and related materials for specific WorkSafeBC requirements.
More prevention resources for ergonomics are available on the WorkSafeBC Ergonomics web site.
Best Practices for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers: Understanding and Minimizing Risk of Musculoskeletal Injury
This toolkit for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers provides known solutions to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injury. Topics include identification of high risk procedures, changes to equipment and supports, work techniques, and work scheduling and organization. This project was jointly funded by WorkSafeBC and the Health Sciences Association of B.C.
- Overview (PDF 161 KB)
- Understanding and Minimizing Risk of Musculoskeletal Injury (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Carotid Artery Scans (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Obstetrical Scans (PDF 1.1 MB)
- DVT Scans (PDF 1 MB)
- Gripping the Transducer (PDF 1 MB)
- Choosing a Good Scanning Table (PDF 1.4 MB)
- Adjusting your Workstation and Equipment (PDF 1.3 MB)
and the Health Sciences Association of BC
MSI Prevention Bulletins
Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Bulletins provide information on typical MSI issues faced by workers in the following occupations. The information is provided as a guideline only; employers must still complete an MSI risk assessment to accurately determine the risk in their workplace.
- General X-ray Technologist (PDF 98 KB)
- Bed Making and Cleaning in Health Care (PDF 167 KB)
- Room Cleaning in Health Care (PDF 186 KB)
- Floor Mopping (PDF 195 KB)
- Floor-Cleaning Machines (PDF 182 KB)
- Laundry in Health Care Facilities (PDF 382 KB)
The World Without Linen Bags
Soiled linen handling is seldom considered a causal factor when investigating injuries, however, the "World Without Linen Bags" project group believes that linen bag handling contributes to the cumulative risk of MSI for occupational groups involved in this activity.Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (5 MB)
* 2002 Annual Update PDF (6 KB)
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