Steps necessary to prevent the onset of musculoskeletal pain and injury while working from home is the subject of the latest webinar in the WHSC Confronting COVID-19 series.
Every year some two million Canadians suffer a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) serious enough to limit normal activities. Much is caused by work. And with many now working from home during this COVID-19 crisis,
“make-shift” workstations can present hazards that, if left unchecked, will add to this epidemic of pain.
This webinar is led by Trevor Schell and Dwayne Fuchs, ergonomists from our partner organization
Occupational Health Clinic for Ontario Workers (OHCOW). They discuss how poorly designed home office workstations can lead to pain, strain and if left unaltered, eventually even life-altering musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Equally important, they explore the
“basics” for setting up a home office, including the office chair, work surface, keyboard and monitor to help ensure worker comfort and the elimination of awkward posture, localized contact stress and other workstation design hazards.
In addition to watching this webinar you may want to download and share the
PowerPoint developed by OHCOW to support this webinar.
More docs to download and share
This webinar series and our many other
ergonomics and
COVID-19 resources are made available during these
unprecedented and challenging times to help ensure workers, supervisors, joint health and safety committee members and others still working during this crisis have ongoing access to a trusted source of information. Feel free to download and share widely.
WHSC ergonomics resources:
OHCOW ergonomic resources:
WHSC and OHCOW roles
As Ontario’s only designated health and safety training centre, Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) supports workers, their representatives, supervisors, contractors and employers in every work sector with comprehensive
training programs and
information services. In all we do, we put workers first. After all, it is their lives and livelihoods that are affected most when workplace hazards go uncontrolled.
OHCOW clinics offer a unique interdisciplinary service model. Teams of doctors, nurses, hygienists and ergonomists provide medical, hygiene, ergonomic and health assessments of workplaces free-of-charge. Along with the critical input of occupational health practitioners OHCOW’s model also includes a role for workers and their representatives to participate in assessing and addressing workplace hazards. To help them take action, OHCOW has developed a library of user friendly
workplace assessment resources.
To learn more:
Visit:
www.whsc.on.ca
Call: 1-888-869-7950
Email:
contactus@whsc.on.ca
Visit:
www.ohcow.on.ca
Call: 1-877-817-0336
Email info:
www.ohcow.on.ca/contact.html