Items Tagged with 'Musculoskeletal disorders'

With the proper safety parameters, physical jobs can be healthy. Most labor workers have above-average cardiovascular health. However, they also have higher musculoskeletal injury rates.

Join the National Safety Council MSD Solutions Lab at noon Central on Sept. 28 for a virtual briefing: “Identifying and Advancing Equitable Solutions for Musculoskeletal Risk Management.”

Edmonton, Alberta — A recent study of workers’ compensation claims filed by workers in long-term care facilities shows that the majority involved care aides and musculoskeletal injuries.

Join the MSD Solutions Lab on Sept. 28 as it explores ergonomics and DEI.

Itasca, IL — The National Safety Council has awarded $274,000 in grants to nine organizations in an effort to advance new safety technologies aimed at reducing work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Washington — An OSHA standard on safe patient handling and mobility could reduce musculoskeletal disorders among health care workers, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society says in a new policy statement.

Is your shoulder stiff after a day at work? Can you rotate your arm? Do you feel as though it’s not operating at full strength?

Itasca, IL — Reducing work-related musculoskeletal disorders by 25% by 2025 is a goal that requires commitment.

Now in its second year, the MSD Solutions Lab at the National Safety Council is committed to curbing work-related MSDs by providing industry-specific resources.

Join the MSD Solutions Lab, a National Safety Council program, for its second annual virtual Workplace Safety Summit: Insights and Actions to Prevent the Most Common Injury on the Job.