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ACCESS SAFETY Todd Culver Assistant Director

Removing Barriers to Community Access presents. ACCESS SAFETY Todd Culver Assistant Director. Occupational Safety & Health Training Project in partnership with MIOSHA CET Division.

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ACCESS SAFETY Todd Culver Assistant Director

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  1. Removing Barriers to Community Accesspresents ACCESS SAFETYTodd CulverAssistant Director Occupational Safety & Health Training Project in partnership with MIOSHA CET Division

  2. This material was prepared under a Consultation Education and Training (CET) Grant awarded by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA). MIOSHA is part of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily reflect the view or policies of LARA.

  3. TRAINING OBJECTIVES • Definitions of Ergonomics • MIOSHA Standard ? • Risk Factors • Types of Injuries • Prevention Strategies • Question & Answer

  4. ERGONOMICS:Fitting Jobs to People • "Ergonomics" means the practice of designing or modifying jobs, workplaces, equipment, work methods, and tools to match the capabilities of the worker. • The goal is injury prevention.

  5. Draft MIOSHA Standard • Scope and application. • (1) These rules establish the minimum requirements for all general industry employers that have employees with exposure to ergonomic hazards. These rules establish the minimum requirements for awareness training and the process for assessing and responding to ergonomic occupational risk factors.

  6. Draft MIOSHA Standard • All employees shall be given ergonomic awareness training that covers all of the following: • Ergonomic occupational risk factors. • Signs/symptoms that indicate an ergonomic hazard may be present. • Process for reporting that an ergonomic hazard may be present. • Process for assessing and responding to ergonomic occupational risk factors, with Employee involvement, and Elimination, reduction, or control of ergonomic hazards where economically and technically feasible.

  7. NO MIOSHA Standard • Following through on a promise he made shortly after being elected, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) on March 22 signed into law a bill prohibiting the promulgation of a workplace ergonomics • In addition to banning a standard, the bill (S. 20) allows MIOSHA to issue guidance or best-practice information on workplace ergonomics; however, the agency is prohibited from issuing guidance that would exceed federal OSHA recommendations. • Federal OSHA does not have an ergonomics standard. California, a state run program, is the only state that does.

  8. RISK FACTORS:Why do people get hurt? • High Repetition Rate • Force • Extremes of temperature • Vibration and Impact • Direct pressure, especially to the palm • Pinch grips

  9. RISK FACTORS:Why do people get hurt? • Hours Worked per Day/Shift • Level of Conditioning & Physical Fitness • Capacity for Recovery • POOR POSTURE • BAD BODY MECHANICS

  10. TARGET AREASMuscle Groups Which Can be at Risk • Hands • Wrists • Elbows • Shoulder • Neck • Lower Back

  11. BODY MECHANICS - Working in Neutral • Try to maintain wrist posture as a natural extension of forearm AVOID PREFERRED

  12. BODY MECHANICS - Working in Neutral • Try to maintain wrist posture as a natural extension of forearm AVOID PREFERRED

  13. BODY MECHANICS - Working in Neutral • Try to maintain wrist posture as a natural extension of forearm AVOID PREFERRED

  14. BODY MECHANICS - Working in Neutral • Try to avoid tasks that require keeping elbows out, away from the body AVOID

  15. BODY MECHANICS - Working in Neutral AVOID PREFERRED

  16. BODY MECHANICS - Working in Neutral BETTER AVOID WORSE

  17. ADDING IT ALL UP:Cumulative Trauma Disorder / Repetitive Strain Injury • These types of injuries - the most common occurring in the workplace - are not the result of a single event, but from damage that’s done over an extended period of time

  18. ADDING IT ALL UP:Cumulative Trauma Disorder / Repetitive Strain Injury • BAD NEWS: We can perform tasks, and make lifestyle choices, which contribute to a long-term problem without realizing it - or at least without feeling it • GOOD NEWS: By understanding the causes, and making changes, we can do things differently and reduce the chance for injury

  19. WHAT WE CAN DO • Pay attention to the best posture and body mechanics the environment will allow • When the environment is challenging, change it – that’s the workstation design part of ergonomics • Help our bodies tolerate the tasks we ask them to perform – exercise and conditioning

  20. COMPUTER FIT • Monitor position • Document holder • Keyboard placement • Wrist posture • Chair features • Adjustability

  21. ERGONOMIC TOOL DESIGN

  22. ERGONOMIC CONTROLS • Reduce # of repetitions through job rotation or assistive automation • Train employees on use of appropriate body mechanics - STAY IN THE NEUTRAL ZONE

  23. ERGONOMIC CONTROLS • Design work stations & select tools to limit or avoid awkward postures • Exercise programs for strength & flexibility

  24. CONDITIONING • Strength-building exercises can be helpful • But so can some simple stretches • Do what you can to get stronger, more flexible, and build endurance

  25. THANK YOU! • ACCESS SAFETY • MARO

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