Preventing MSDs
At Work articles
- Research findings from CARWH conference now online (Summer 2010)
- Picture This: Using visual symbols to identify MSD hazards (Spring 2010)
- Easy-to-use tool measures benefits and costs of OHS initiatives (Winter 2010)
- In Focus: The wide reach of IWH research (Fall 2009)
- Ergonomics case study: Car parts manufacturer realizes benefits of PE program (Summer 2009)
- New IWH guide aims to improve effectiveness of PE programs (Summer 2009)
- Preventing upper extremity MSDs: What works and what doesn’t (Winter 2009)
- IWH develops six messages to help prevent MSDs (Fall 2008)
- In Focus: Preventing injury in health-care workers (Spring 2007)
- Ontario’s Patient Lift Initiative: early findings (Spring 2007)
- Centre links MSD researchers from many disciplines (Fall 2006)
- Health, safety partners make MSD prevention a priority (Fall 2006)
- In Focus: What works to reduce the burden of workplace MSDs? (Fall 2006)
- IWH research adds to body of knowledge on MSDs (Fall 2006)
- Reviews show ergonomics’ role in MSD prevention (Fall 2006)
Sharing Best Evidence
Research highlights
- Heavy workloads linked to mental health, MSD treatment in health-care workers (2009)
- Manufacturer saves money with participatory ergonomic program (2009)
- Study tests ways to increase uptake of ergonomic innovations (2009)
- Workplace factors affect return-to-work accommodations (2009)
- Neck pain common among adults, review shows (2008)
- Which factors put workers at risk for neck pain? (2008)
- Workers show valuable insight into OHS risks (2008)
- Some tasks put carpenters at higher risk for low-back pain (2007)
- Ergonomics eases pain of repetitive strain injury (2006)
- Soft-tissue injuries are associated with increased health-care visits (2006)
- Worker participation in ergonomic programs has benefits (2006)
Systematic reviews
- A systematic review of the effectiveness of training & education for the protection of workers (2010)
- Process and implementation of participatory ergonomics interventions: A systematic review (2008)
- A systematic review of injury/illness prevention and loss control (IPC) programs (2008)
- Effectiveness and implementation of health and safety programs in small enterprises: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative literature (2008)
- Systematic review of the role of occupational health and safety interventions in the prevention of upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms, signs, disorders, injuries, claims and lost time (2008)
- Interventions in health-care settings to protect musculoskeletal health: a systematic review (2007)
- A systematic review of OHS interventions with economic evaluations (2007)
Working papers
Current projects
- Benchmarking leading indicators for injury prevention (#1160)
- Comparing computer-based and in-person ergonomic training (#261)
- Computer training to prevent MSDs in office workers (#1150)
- Creating MSD pictograms to communicate ergonomic hazards (#1110)
- Economic evaluation of OHS in the health-care sector (#1135)
- Economic evaluations of workplace prevention programs (#960)
- Injury prevention and return to work in temporary work agencies (#1125)
- Participatory ergonomics in the electrical and utilities sector (#233)
Journal articles
Introduction to special section: systematic reviews for prevention and management of musculoskeletal disorders. J Occup Rehabil. 2010;20(2):123-6.
Occupational safety and health interventions to reduce musculoskeletal symptoms in the health care sector. J Occup Rehabil. 2010;20(2):199-219. Abstract
A systematic review of workplace ergonomic interventions with economic analyses. J Occup Rehabil. 2010;20(2):220-34. Abstract
A systematic review of the effectiveness of training & education for the protection of workers. Toronto: Institute for Work & Health; 2010.
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