['Ergonomics', 'Safety and Health Programs and Training']
['Ergonomics', 'Behavior Based Safety']
04/29/2024
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A good plan starts with employee involvement. Employers and employees can work together effectively to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Here are some ways:
- Look at injury and illness records to find jobs where problems have occurred.
- Talk with workers to identify specific tasks that contribute to pain and lost workdays.
- Ask workers what changes they think will make a difference.
- Encourage workers to report WMSD symptoms and establish a medical management system to detect problems early.
- Find ways to reduce repeated motions, forceful hand exertions, prolonged bending, or working above shoulder height.
- Reduce or eliminate vibration and sharp edges or handles that dig into the skin.
- Rely on equipment (not backs) for heavy or repetitive lifting.
Simple solutions often work best. Workplace changes to reduce pain and cut the risk of disability need not cost a fortune. For example:
- Change the height or orientation of the product or use tools with handles designed so that workers won’t have to bend their wrists unnaturally to use the tool.
- Offer workers involved in intensive keyboarding more frequent short breaks to rest muscles.
- Vary tasks of assembly line workers to avoid repeated stress for the same muscles.
- Provide lifting equipment so workers won’t strain their backs. Lifting equipment is available for everything from boxes and crates to nursing home patients.
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