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Resources for Young Workers by Industry - Construction

Construction | Forestry | Manufacturing | Restaurant & Hospitality | Retail
Resources | Electrical | Falls | Struck by/Struck against | Overexertion

The following links list tools, publications, and other resources to help prevent young worker injuries and illnesses in construction. 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.


Overexertion

Constructive Ideas: Reducing Soft Tissue Injuries
A series of bulletins that help recognise and assess the risks of soft tissue injuries, and provide innovative ideas to reduce those injuries in the construction industry.

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Toolbox Meeting Guides
The following toolbox meeting guides have been developed to provide a simple, clear format for conducting effective toolbox talks.

Worksheets

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Signs & Stickers
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Learn about our new lifting calculator
Ever wondered whether a weight was safe to lift? Our lifting calculator helps estimate whether a lift has a low, moderate, or high risk of injury.

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 Back Talk: An Owner's Manual for Backs (PDF 621 KB)
An illustrated handbook that explains how the back works, provides tips for avoiding injury, and shows how to care for the back during recovery. The booklet also covers situations that can cause excessive loads and describes ways to reduce the risk of injury.
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Preventing MSI Injury: Employers and Joint Committees (PDF 1.1 MB)
This book provides guidance to help employers and joint committees prevent MSI in the workplace. It discusses a seven-step prevention process: consultation, education, risk identification, risk assessment, risk control, training, and evaluation. The book also includes a table of some common risk control options and a chart that can be used to investigate MSIs.
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Understanding the Risk of MSI Injury: Workers (PDF 1.2 MB; Updated December 2008)
This book is an educational guide to help workers and employers recognize the signs and symptoms of MSI and understand the potential health effects of these injuries. It also helps employers and workers to identify the factors that place workers at risk for MSI, such as force, repetition, work posture, and local contact stress.

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Return to Work is Good Business (PDF 267 KB)
Return to work benefits everyone in the workers' compensation system. Besides retaining healthy, qualified employees, an employer can save money through "loss prevention. "

Return to Work is Good for Recovery: The Nurse Advisor's Role in Return-to-Work Planning (PDF 737 KB)
This brochure outlines how WorkSafeBC nurse advisors can help injured workers safely return to work and recover from injury or illness.

Return to Work is Good Medicine (PDF 541 KB)
Return to work programs help workers return to work in a safe and timely manner. Discusses return to work as therapy and physicians' role in the process.

Return to Work is Good Therapy (PDF 242 KB)
Health care professionals, labour organizations, workers advocates, many employers, and WorkSafeBC understand and promote safe and productive work as a form of therapy.

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