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EMPLOYER WSPS.CA 130-BPS-13-IGOT © 2024, Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) 1 877 494 WSPS (9777) | 905 614 1400 4 www.MSDprevention.com provides a wide range of resources to support MSD hazard identification and control recommendations HAZARD/ INJURY RISK REGULATORY/ STANDARDS/ GUIDELINES CONTROL RECOMMENDATIONS 1 Limited space or obstructed work area Regulation 851 Sec.11 CSA Z1004 Tool 1b B.3.3.3 Provide workers with enough space to work and move freely and ensure they can position themselves close to the work they are doing. Provide adjustable workstations and equipment where possible to accommodate appropriate range of worker sizes. Place frequently handled materials in unobstructed areas. 2 Manual handling while bending, twisting, or tilting back and/or neck or working with arms overhead or outstretched OHSA Sec.25(2)(a) (d)(h) Regulation 851 Sec.45 CSA Z1004 B.3.3.2 Tool 3b, 4b, 5b, 6b, 8b Ensure workers can see their work clearly without needing to view around obstructions. Provide suitable material handling devices and maintain in good working order. Position materials, tools, and equipment so that workers can reach them easily and position themselves closely. Provide appropriate instruction and training on proper manual materials handling techniques for specific tasks. 3 Heavy lifting from floor or lowering from above shoulder height OHSA Sec.25(1)(b), (2)(a)(d)(h) Regulation 851 Sec.45 CSA Z1004 Tool 9b B.3.3.4 Place frequently used and heavy materials between shoulder and thigh height. Ensure that containers have handles, and limit capacity or split up heavy loads where possible. Establish weight limits for materials that can be manually handled, with heavier materials requiring a two-person lift or appropriate lifting device. Maintain lifting devices in good working order. 4 Manual handling tasks involving the same movements performed consistently CSA Z1004 Tool 7b, 18b Provide workers with opportunities to do different tasks using different muscles. Encourage workers to warm up their muscles and stretch at the start of the workday. Organize the work with the most demanding manual tasks performed earlier in the shift so that workers are less fatigued. Encourage workers to take appropriate rest breaks and move around. © 2024 Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) grants permission to approved end users to reproduce this document in whole or in part, provided its intended use is for non-commercial, educational purposes and that full acknowledgement is given to WSPS. WSPS reserves the right to extend this permission to other stakeholders and interested parties by express written permission upon application. WSPS extends no warranty to materials amended or altered by the end user. Under no circumstances is this document, or any portion thereof, to be duplicated for purposes of sale or for external reproduction or distribution. The information contained in this reference material is distributed as a guide only. It is generally current to the best of our knowledge as at the revision date, having been compiled from sources believed to be reliable and to represent the best current opinion on the subject. No warranty, guarantee, or representation is made by WSPS as to the absolute correctness or saliency of any representation contained in this reference material. WSPS assumes no responsibility in connection therewith; nor can it be assumed that all acceptable safety measures are contained in this reference material, or that other or additional measures may not be required in particular or exceptional conditions or circumstances.

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