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SECTOR SPOTLIGHT Events that led to the highest number of Lost-Time Injuries (LTIs) In 2017, the top three events that led to Lost-Time Injuries (LTIs) among employees of WSPS member organizations were bodily reaction and exertion, contact with objects and equipment, and falls. WSPS develops solutions that cross sectors to increase awareness and understanding of health and safety, including solutions focused on legal requirements, the internal responsibility system, Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) certification and supervisor responsibilities. In addition, where there are sector-specific requirements, such as JHSC Certification Part II, we tailor solutions and highlight hazards specific to each sector. Below are just a few of the other ways WSPS responds to the need to reduce injuries in its sectors. BODILY REACTION & EXERTION Most LTIs in the manufacturing and services sectors Second most LTIs in the agriculture sector In both the manufacturing and services sectors, events resulting from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) represented the highest number of LTIs. Released in 2016, WSPS' Building an MSD Prevention Program training solution helps participants learn to identify and control MSD hazards. WSPS also provides ergonomics consulting services. In October 2017, WSPS launched a social media campaign to raise awareness about MSDs for Global Ergonomics Month. The WSPS campaign, which reached more than 17,000 people, was part of the Ontario prevention system's larger Work Shouldn't Hurt initiative. In the agriculture sector, a leading source of bodily reaction and exertion injuries among landscaping companies is unsafe lifting. WSPS offers a complimentary online course on MSD awareness that includes guidance on safe lifting practices and a half-day safe lifting training course that can be customized for participants in the landscaping industry. WSPS.CA provides links to resources such as an MSD Prevention Toolbox co-developed with prevention system partners. CONTACT WITH OBJECTS & EQUIPMENT Most LTIs in the agriculture sector Second most LTIs in the manufacturing and services sectors Grain entrapment and contact with machinery are hazards that contribute to the rate of injuries in the agriculture sector. In collaboration with Imperial Oil and Esso and branded bulk fuel resellers, WSPS and its network of rural volunteers help farmers, agriculture workers and farm families keep safe through a behaviour-based program called Stop Think Act. Over 4,200 people attended WSPS-facilitated speaking engagements/awareness sessions on the risks of grain entrapment and other top agriculture-related hazards held in rural Ontario communities in 2017 and early 2018. In the manufacturing and services sectors, machine entanglement and struck by objects were leading contributors to events that resulted in LTIs. In 2017, WSPS expanded its machine safety and robotics portfolio with three new on-site training solutions: Managing Machine Safety, Managing Robot Safety and Managing Pre-start Reviews. WSPS also provides machine safety and robotics consulting services. The 2018 WSPS Warehouse Safety Conference held in February included sessions on robotics, racking, lift trucks, pedestrian safety and what's new in warehouse equipment.  Workplace Safety & Prevention Services  | 4

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