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Injury Prevention Resources for Metal & Non Metallic Mineral Products - General


General | Metal Fabricating | Automotive & Aircraft | Cement, Concrete, & Stone | Foundries, Smelters, & Metal Powders | Marine

Ergonomics | Eye Protection | Fall Protection | Lockout | Hearing Protection | Machine Safeguarding | Respiratory Protection | Other

The following links list tools, publications, and other resources to help prevent the most common injuries and illnesses in the metal, non-metallic mineral products industries. 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.

Ergonomics

Safety in Manufacturing - Ergonomics New Item
These worksheets can be used as a guide to identify ergonomics risk factors commonly found in the manufacturing industry. They also include some recommended limits along with possible control options.

Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC

Back Talk: An Owner's Manual for Backs BK4 (PDF 621 KB) space
An illustrated handbook that explains how the back works, provides tips for avoiding injury, and shows how to care for the back during recovery.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
Updated: April 2007
Available in print from Publications, Videos and Forms Distribution.

BackCare The National (UK) Organisation for Healthy Backsspace
A website which helps people manage and prevent back pain by providing advice, promoting self help, encouraging debate and funding scientific research into better back care.
Source: BackCare

Elements of Ergonomics Programsspace
"This primer describes the basic elements of a workplace ergonomics program. The text is largely built around NIOSH experiences in evaluating risks of WMSDs in a variety of workplaces."
Source: NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety

Ergonomics (general - non-healthcare specific)space
Ergonomics is matching the job to the worker and product to the user. Ergonomics and human factors are often used interchangeably in workplaces.
Source: CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)

Ergonomic hazardsspace
Ergonomic hazards include repetitive and forceful movements, vibration, temperature extremes, and awkward postures that arise from improper work methods and improperly designed workstations, tools, and equipment.
Source: CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)

ErgoWeb Reference Materialsspace
Links to a very large number of online ergonomics resources.
Source: ErgoWeb

Foot Comfort and Foot Safety at Workspace
Describes common causes of foot problems, how work conditions and footwear can contribute to foot problems, how foot injuries can be prevented, how job and workplace design can improve foot safety, how to buy the right footwear for work, how to care for one's feet, and exercises that can be done at the workstation.
Source: CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)

OSH Answers: Hand Tool Ergonomicsspace
Information on the following topics presented in question-and-answer format: Health Hazards, Introduction, Job Design, Tool Design, Workspace Design.
Source: CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)

OSH Answers: Pushing and Pulling -- Generalspace
Information presented in question-and-answer format.
Source: CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)



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