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Common WMSD* Hazards in Your Workplace and Some Solution Ideas

Common WMSD* Hazards in Your Workplace and Some Solution Ideas. *Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders. This slide show outlines…. …some common WMSD hazards in workplaces, and some ideas for reducing or eliminating them.

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Common WMSD* Hazards in Your Workplace and Some Solution Ideas

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  1. Common WMSD* Hazards in Your Workplace and Some Solution Ideas *Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders

  2. This slide show outlines… …some common WMSD hazards in workplaces, and some ideas for reducing or eliminating them. • Links to the following PowerPoint slide shows can be found at the appendix at the end of this slide show. • A Five Step Process for Finding WMSD Hazards • Recommended Exposure Limits for Preventing WMSDs

  3. Identify WMSD hazards in your workplace Locate resources and contacts for more assistance By the end of this slide show, you will be able to…

  4. WMSD Hazards Some jobs tasks can cause injuries from: • Lifting • Awkward postures • Forceful gripping or pinching • Repetitive motions & Intensive keying • Hand-arm vibration

  5. WMSDs • WMSDs are occupational disorders of: • muscles • tendons • ligaments • joints • blood vessels • nerves

  6. Forceful pinching, gripping Lifting Awkward postures Hand-arm vibration Hazards to watch for Repetitive motion & Intensive keying

  7. Lifting

  8. Reduce the weight Increase the weight (so people truly can’t lift the item) Use mechanical assistance Slide instead of lift Team lift Avoid unnecessary lifting Use mobile storage Rotate between tasks Job enlargement Bring loads as close to the body as possible before lifting them Remove obstacles Place objects at a good working height To lower the risks of lifting…

  9. Awkward Postures

  10. Raise, lower or tilt the work for easier access Use a stool for lower level work Alternate between bending, kneeling, sitting, and squatting Use an elevated work platform or rolling stairs for higher level work Use tools with longer handles Limit overhead storage to infrequently used items To lower the risk of awkward postures…

  11. Forceful Pinching and Gripping

  12. To lower the risk of forceful gripping… • Use lighter tools • Suspend the tool with tool counter-balancers • Use longer lever arms on tools • Use hand trucks, carts or conveyors instead of carrying loads

  13. a Pinch Grasp: a Power Grip: To lower the risk of pinching… Change from pinch to grip: The upper box has cut out handles which allow a much more comfortable and less stressful grip on the box. is up to 5 times stronger than

  14. Reducing pinching… Change pinching to gripping

  15. Repetitive Motion and Intensive Keying

  16. To lower the risk of Repetitive Motion and Intensive Keying… • Eliminate unnecessary motions • Use power tool instead of hand tools (He’s using a power drill rather than a ratchet.) • Automate the task • Enlarge the job (Substitute some tasks that don’t include repetitive motions or keying.)

  17. Hand-Arm Vibration A link to a Hand-Arm Vibration database is in the appendix at the end of this presentation. When searching for a low vibration tool, look for the lowest vibration level (VL).

  18. To lower the risk of Hand-Arm Vibration… • Use anti-vibration gloves • Isolate the vibration from the user • Use low vibration tools

  19. The WISHA Ergonomics Ideas Bank This is a searchable database with over 700 ideas for solutions to ergonomic challenges A link to this web page is in the appendix at the end of this presentation

  20. Ergonomics Awareness PowerPoint Recommended Exposure Limits for Preventing WMSDs PowerPoint Appendix - Links WISHA Ergonomics Ideas Bank Low vibration tools A Five Step Process for Finding WMSD Hazards Contact an L&I ergonomist

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