Learn how to protect pedestrians at work by minimizing exposure to lift truck and vehicle traffic—even in shared spaces—using smart layout strategies and practical safety actions.
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Learn how warehousing and distribution tasks like racking design, forklift use, and manual handling contribute to MSD risks—and explore ergonomic solutions for safer workplaces.
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Learn howThis checklist provides guidelines for safely using and handling objects on ladders and step stools to prevent falls and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace.
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Get connectedThis guide highlights relevant legislation for workplace lighting requirements and provides tips on improving lighting systems to prevent incidents.
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Use this checklist to identify risks in your workplace’s lighting system. Address the identified risks using the guide for Proper Lighting in Industrial Work Environments.
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Achieve hiring and onboarding success with the MSD Prevention Guide. Use this checklist to assess job demands, reduce ergonomic risks, and ensure OHS compliance for a safer, more efficient workplace.
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This Physical Demands Description (PDD) is meant to provide an example of a completed report.
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The ergonomic approach is to design a task so that most people can perform it safely. This guide uses this approach as a starting place.
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WSPS Consultant Norm Kramer sheds light on MSD risk factors that may not be obvious but could lead to costly injuries.
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Are your lift truck drivers properly trained? Watch this video to find out what you should include in your operator training.
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When your employees arrive at work, are they aware of the hazards around them? Find out how to assess and control hazards in your business to keep your workers safe.
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Understanding how people interact with machines is key to preventing both MSDs and acute injuries, says WSPS machine and robotics specialist Robert Vomiero.
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This checklist can be used for several purposes, to coach workers on their lifting technique, to document the training provided to your employees...
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It's the leading challenge for most Ontario employers, according to WSPS' 2022 leadership survey. Make your workplace more appealing with a stronger health and safety program.
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From July 4, 2022 to March 31, 2023 ergonomists from the MLTSD will conduct inspections in warehouses and workplaces that have a warehousing area. Download this MSD hazards checklist.
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A company has heard rumours that a number of people have had close calls with forklifts. Most of these rumours have centered on workers who are coming and going from the breakroom and washroom...
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Working around traffic tips for workers.
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Order picking can result in a variety of muscle and joint injuries from repeatedly or forcefully reaching for and lifting product, using scanners, etc.
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Most workplaces have a manual materials handling operation. Each handling task poses unique demands on the worker.
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MSD hazard awareness information for manual material handling.
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